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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/specialneeds-education-does-mainstream-inclusion-work-470960.html

"You are Indians, and must remain Indians. You are not of the nation, and cannot become of the nation. We do not want you to become of the nation."

This quote relates to the article because the Indian students from 1875-1928 were excluded because of their race from the white students, and today the children with special-needs are excluded because of they are separated into their own classes. Like the Indians, the special-needs children are seen as "below" the other students.

I disagree with the quote from the article because, although special needs children are different from normal functioning children, they still have things in common with the children who aren't special needs. it can actually benefit both the healthy children and the special needs children to be in the same class together. For the special needs children, it can be helpful to be around children who can help them learn. For the children without special needs, they have opportunities to teach the special needs children and for scaffolding, benefitting both parties. It is also beneficial for both types of children to be around children who are different from them, so they can learn from diversity.