Friday,+January+11th+-+Class+Summary+By+Jeremy+Thiessen

1- Presentation topics and expectations 2- Dealing with differences 3- Labels 4- Manitoba History - Read Chapter 2 in text - Remember to join wikispaces and request to join course wiki.
 * Topic:** Historical Perspectives
 * Date:** Friday, January 11th
 * Lesson Outline:**
 * Prep for next class:**
 * Make note of this:**

- marking guide for research project was handed out - reminded class to join wiki space - played musical name-game ice-breaker - Announced groups for research projects and when they would be presenting - Mentioned to class to make note of the research project marking guide when starting/working on your report and presentation. - Class question and answer on the research paper.
 * Class Review**
 * If you reach the expectations of the marking guide you can expect a B+ to an A.
 * Report should be approximately 5 typed computer pages but will be placed on the class wiki.

Class discussion on this question produced, amongst others, the following responses: 1- Colour 2- Race 3- Language 4- Religion 5- Intelligence 6- Gender 7- Physical Appearance/Capability 8- Sexual Orientation
 * How are people different?**

Group discussion (tables that you were sitting at) came up with a number of answers including:
 * How has society treated people different?**

1- typically they are outcaste from society 2- can be praised, based upon profession 3- one religion seen as right and the other seen as wrong 4- social skills play a crucial part in how people are treated
 * people can be pressured to conform to the host country’s ways
 * Those with social skills will fit in more easily even if they appear to be different.

4- **Community** – Integration into mainstream society. Not just tolerated, but seen as equal.
 * Four Key Stages in Human Responses to Others Perceived as Different** [Pages 3-7 in text book]
 * 1-** **Extermination** – to kill those seen as different, based on the concept of protecting society (people who are different are perceived as being a threat).
 * 2-** **Segregation** – As we see that extermination is inhumane, we segregate them away from mainstream society. For ex. Aboriginals on Reserves. A question that was raised was 'is it segregation if people choose to be removed'? Another example of segregation is students with disabilities sent to separate schools or classes
 * 3-** **Benevolence** – people perceived as different are tolerated but not seen as equal. They are pitied by society.


 * D** ifferent
 * I** ndividuals
 * V** alueing (not just being tolerated)
 * E** ach other
 * R** egardless of
 * S** kin colour
 * I** netellect
 * T** alent, or
 * Y** ears


 * __Labels__** [Pages 9-12 in text book]

– The most appropriate label is usually the one people’s parents have given them. – The term handicap is said to have come from the term cap in hand (referring to them having to beg for money) – Class was read an excerpt from 'Take the Pledge' – http://new.petitiononline.com/words/petition.html - this is a website which examines points such as the following:
 * Words matter
 * Labels can be limited
 * There is a preconceptions of certain words such as handicap (as seen above)


 * Public Education Act (Canada - up to 1951)**

- People with a mental defective could be prevented from school unless two physicians gave a note that the person is not mentally defective. - Segregation of these individuals
 * MB School for the Retardates was an example of this segregation
 * As a result of this segregation you had parents of children with disabilities starting to build their own schools – for example the Kinsmen School

- //In 1965// the Canadian Government passed a law to include everyone in schooling
 * Schools had a 2 year grace period to implement this

- //By 1970// most Manitoba schools had classes for special populations

- //In the 1980’s//
 * Wolf Wolfsenberger introduced the Principal of Normalization – people with disabilities should live normal lives.
 * Mainstreaming came into affect – students with disabilities came into the regular classroom if they could do the same work as the rest of the class
 * The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982) came out and stated that every individual is equal before and under the law

- //In the 1990’s//
 * Inclusive Education – The New Paradigm
 * Inclusion of all students, with mild to severe disabilities in general education classrooms
 * Provision of supports and services within the general education class for both teachers and students.

//Currently//
 * most provinces in Canada have a plan and date in place to close institutions that are strictly for people with disabilities
 * Manitoba is spending 40 million to upgrade their institutions which goes against the trend of the rest of the country.