ash ese 633 entire course ASH ESE 633 Week 3 DQ 1 Concerns of the General Ed | Page 2

competency with the MAED Program Learning
Outcome 7.
Before the reauthorization of IDEA in 2004,
schools were implementing inclusion, but it
was not necessarily the ‘norm’; instead,
children with a disability were educated in a
self-contained classroom within the general
school population. Included with the most
updated changes was a closer alignment with
NCLB (No Child Left Behind) requirement for
data-based decisions, more rigorous
standards and highly qualified teachers (No
Child Left Behind, 2013). Teachers new to the
field of education are being taught during
their coursework how to implement inclusive,
co-teaching practices and are therefore
unfamiliar with past teaching practices. On
the other hand, teachers who have been
practicing for more than 10 years have
experiences in both education environments.
While it is clear that co-teaching is not the
most popular method of instructional delivery