In the latest chapter of the 10-part video series about a year in the life of the Mission Hill School in Boston, we see a teacher being rushed by her student, another teacher asking for help, and a whole team of teachers meeting to discuss the best ways to help the children with the greatest needs.

Like a growing number of schools around the country, Mission Hill is a full inclusion school, meaning every classroom is filled with every kind of student - from the "gifted and talented" to the severely disabled.

Like any other school trying to deliver on the promise of full inclusion, Mission Hill has good days and bad days. Yet it's clear from the video that the bonds between the faculty are sufficiently strong to weave a comprehensive web of adult support that will help all children learn.

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