Full inclusion for:
Students with retardation
Advantages:
- social integration
- Role models
- Programs provide a challenge
Disadvantages:
- Frustration that they can't keep up with peers
- Risk of social isolation
Students without mental retardation
Advantages:
- Increasing awareness of the heterogeneous nature of the human race
- Development of empathy
- Peer tutoring may help them better understand materials themselves
Disadvantages:
- Take extra time in class
- Can be disruptive
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