His mother commented that he came home every day humming with a huge smile on his face

Students in an inclusion classroom learn to be patient with others.  They learn directly that every person has different needs as well as strengths (“Mainstreaming”)

They, as well as their parents, also show a diminished fear of human differences (“Special Education Inclusion”)

Even the parents of these students have positive feelings regarding the experience.  One survey discovered that 89% of parents would enroll their child in an inclusive classroom again (Staub)

Helping someone else teaches a child things not generally taught in the classroom.  Many students have reported that, “for the first time, they had a real reason to thoroughly learn the material they were studying in the classroom and, as a result, got better grades” (Stainback, Inclusion 215).

One important element for success is the approach towards diversity

only 13% of students with learning disabilities compared to 53% of students in general population have attended a 4-year post secondary school program within two years of leaving high school.”