SOCIAL INCLUSION: ASPECT OF "INCLUSION" OF CHILDREN TO THE ADULT SOCIETY

Abstract

The article discusses the concept of «social inclusion» in the sense of «inclusion in society». «Social inclusion» in translation from English is inclusion in society. Along with the concept of «social inclusion», the term «inclusive education» is often used. It means «inclusion» of a certain category of people in the general education process. And we know that according to the new Law of Ukraine «About Education» (2017), children with special educational needs have the right to study in secondary schools near with all other children.

But they have the right to exist other points of view on the problem of social inclusion. The meaning of this concept can be viewed not only as the «inclusion» of children with special educational needs in the general educational process, but also as the «inclusion» of all our children in an adult society. This kind of social inclusion is an important aspect of the development of society at the present stage. Society needs educated citizens. The main people in shaping the child's personality are parents and teachers, and above all – parents who should not shift their parental responsibilities to teachers and other people.

 A big mistake is made by those parents who are trying to «separate» their children into a «children's» society, justifying this by a lack of time. The great teacher of the twentieth century, A. S. Makarenko, wrote that such parents «have no responsibility to their children and to society». And some parents do it quite consciously for their personal comfort and convenience. «Living with children as a team» – is an important principle for raising children and the advice of Makarenko to parents. This principle is very similar to the modern «inclusion» of children in an adult society.