What is "mainstreaming"

vb. (present participle of mainstream English)

Mainstreaming, in the context of education, is the practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes during specific time periods based on their skills. This means regular education classes are combined with special education classes. Schools that practice mainstream believe that students with special needs who cannot function in a regular classroom to a certain extent "belong" in the special education environment.

Access to a special education classroom, often called a "self-contained classroom or resource room", is valuable to the student with a disability. Students have the ability to work one-on-one with special education teachers, addressing any need for remediation during the school day. Many researchers, educators and parents have advocated the importance of these classrooms amongst political environments that favor their elimination.

Proponents of both philosophy of educational inclusion assert that educating children with disabilities alongside their non-disabled peers fosters understanding and tolerance, better preparing students of all abilities to function in the world beyond school. Children with special needs may face social stigma as a result of being mainstreamed, but also may help them socially develop.

MainStreaming is a Live Streaming and online video hosting service founded in 2011 and launched in Italy in March 2013, supporter of Baia - Business Association Italy America. The hosting provides live streaming, video hosting service up to 4K, embedding and interaction with social media. Originally founded in Milan, Italy, inside the Mainsoft Group, in 2015 Q1 became independent and started to expand internationally, opening the new headquarters in San Francisco and the Silicon Valley.