Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

There is a tendency for students with special educational needs to be more motivated and work harder in the inclusive classroom. An inclusive setting can expand a student's personal interests and knowledge of the world to prepare him or her for better post-school experiences and adulthood.

For students without special educational needs, inclusion provides many benefits. It helps them to overcome the misconceptions they may have about peers with disabilities. In the inclusive school, all students can learn to accept and value individual differences.

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