What does inclusion actually feel like from a student’s seat? I think one of the easiest traps in education is confusing inclusive content with an inclusive classroom. A diverse book, image, holiday, or example can matter. But the bigger question is whether students actually feel seen, whether trust is building, whether they can recognize themselves in the learning, and whether they can encounter perspectives different from their own without one group always being treated as the default. I keep coming back to Rudine Sims Bishop’s mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors: students need chances to see themselves reflected, look into other people’s worlds, and actually connect across those differences. But inclusion also has to live outside the curriculum. It shows up in how we greet students. How we build community. What happens when someone causes harm. Whether conflict leads to exclusion or to accountability, repair, and a way back into relationship. That is the part I keep thinking about. True inclusion is not just what we include in a lesson. It is a way of seeing the people who are actually in front of us and building a classroom where they can be known, connected, challenged, repaired with, and fully part of the community. What is one practice that makes students feel genuinely included in your classroom or school?