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[What is inclusion?]

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[Integration]

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I don't understand[br]why I'm at the back of the class.

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I wish I was like everyone else.

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I want to do what they do.

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But here I am,

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doing the same old number activity,

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watching as my classmates [br]learn something else.

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Don't they know that they're[br]setting me up to fail?

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Don't they know they hold[br]my future in their hands?

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I want to work with my class,

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learn what they are learning[br]and do the activities they do.

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But here I am, stuck at the back,[br]limited by low expectations,

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Having a one-on-one teacher aide[br]just teaches me to rely on them

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and means I get less attention[br]from the teacher.

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I am not included in the classroom.

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I am in the same room [br]but segregated from my peers,

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sat to the side or back working [br]on different things and missing out.

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I want to be free to learn with my peers

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reach my full potential and be seen [br]to be like everyone else.

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I need something to change.

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[Perceived inclusion]

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You may be wondering [br]what is wrong with this picture?

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I'm in the classroom with my peers,[br]sitting in my seat,

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learning the same things[br]as everyone else.

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You may think that this is inclusion,

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but it's not.

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I am stiffled, limited and held back [br]from reaching my full potential.

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Though I love my teacher aide,[br]I don't get to think for myself.

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In fact, a lot of the time,[br]my teacher aide does it for me,

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even whispering the answer[br]in my ear when I already know it.

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The more she is with me,

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the more I realise that there is no point[br]in me thinking for myself

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because she will give me [br]the answer anyway.

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I'm sure there are other kids[br]who also need her help.

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Does she need to be with me?

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Can't she help others?

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Surely if I need help,

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I can put my hand up and ask[br]my teacher like my friends do.

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My friends and classmates want to help me

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but by having someone [br]right next to me they can't.

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I need to learn from my peers

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be able to do group work [br]and be challenged.

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I want to be allowed to fail[br]or succeed and learn from it.

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I need something to change.

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[Inclusion]

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Can you find me in the crowd?

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Inclusion is more than just a word,

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it is a culture, a mindset

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and an expectation that everyone can [br]and will learn and succeed

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along their age-appropriate peers.

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I know it can be challenging[br]to include me in the learning

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as sometimes I might require[br]extra resources and information,

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but giving me space to learn[br]from my teacher and peers

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is the best way to challenge me[br]and allow me to grow.

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I want to learn the same things[br]as my classmates,

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and want teachers to have the same[br]expectations of me as of my friends.

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My learning may need to be modified,

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but I still want the opportunity[br]to show what I can do,

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not focus on what I can't.

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Treat me the same as any other student[br]and watch me flourish,

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I will rise the challenge[br]of the expectations you set for me.

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Are you ready to really include me?

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Subtitles by Juliana Ponesi[br]Review by Carol Wang