Is mainstreaming children with special needs always a good thing?
No, it isnt. Mainstreaming can only work properly where teachers are well trained to deal with the diverse students in their classrooms. If the classroom setting is underfunded or the teacher ineffectively trained, then the special needs child gets set up as a target for hostility and teasing. Almost every educational intervention requires appropriate implementation dollars if it is going to have the desired impact on the child.
