After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

6-1 Explain why inclusion classrooms look no different from mainstream classrooms.
6-2 Analyze the ways in which students are labeled gifted and talented, and how inclusion students may also be considered gifted or talented.
6-3 Examine how differentiated instruction meets the needs of all the students.
6-4 Evaluate the role of social and emotional learning for classroom teaching.
6-5 Compare problem- and project-based learning to each other and to the traditional class discussion. Relate this to the STEM and STEAM education movements.
6-6 Examine the effect of the Common Core State Standards on curriculum, instruction, and standardized testing.
6-7 Examine the alternatives to traditional public schooling, including charter schools, homeschooling, and the contemporary trend to privatize many public schools.
6-8 Examine the precautions that schools and teachers take to prevent violence, including gun violence, in the classroom or the school.
6-9 Analyze the legislation ensuring students’ rights as part of the U.S. public school system.
6-10 Examine teachers’ rights and their legal responsibilities as they perform their professional duties.