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Mainstreaming 2 Mainstreaming in the Public School System Today's schools use two different techniques in helping children that are mental handicapped or have a learning disability. Schools across the world either have a special education class, where the schools take the mental handicapped or learning disability or place them in a class by themselves. This is where an exceptional child learns about every subject being taught to them with other exceptional children. This technique is alright, but it isolates the exceptional children from the other children. Which gives that child a sense of being outcast and inferior. The other technique is called mainstreaming. Where the school takes the exceptional child and places he or she in a regular class for the majority of the day. This technique not only gives the child a sense of belonging it also gives the child a sense of hope in beating his or hers learning disability. This paper will explain what a learning disability, what mainstreaming is, why it is important for young children and finally tell a story about my own personal experience with mainstreaming. The biggest misconception about a learning disability child is that the child is mental retard or has suffered some form of