Inclusion Made Simple
I have the best friends. Ever. It snowed today in Houston for the first time in my life, and like the mature high schoolers that we are, my friends and I decided to go outside and throw snow at each other. I couldn't reach any of the snow, so I was just going to watch. Then one of my friends started placing snowballs on my tray and distracting people so I could get close enough to hit them. It sounds stupid, but it was one of the best days of my high school life. This really got me thinking about inclusion. So many people think inclusion is impossible because it would involve changing an entire activity for one person. However, I think inclusion is more about giving someone the tools they need to participate. My friends didn't avoid chasing a kid up a tree just because I couldn't climb a tree, they just made me a smaller snowball so I could throw it higher (hit him on the third try). Long rambly post short, I think people should take a lesson from people like my friend. Inclusion can be as simple as taking 30 seconds to hand someone a snowball.






