Abstract
The world is full of differences which makes the world wonderful. Being colourful is preferred by human rather than plain. But, in classroom-like situations being different and heterogeneous seems unfavourable and unmanageable. Yet it cannot be avoided as a classroom is composed of composite students. A Classroom cannot be homogeneous and so it would have heterogeneous students comprised of gifted children, socially backward children, slow learners, and physically challenged or differently abled. An umbrella term used to refer to these various kinds of students is ‘Children with special needs’. Again, the term "Special" is preferred by humans when it becomes prefixed with words of other fields – special allowance, special tea, special permission, and special show but not with the words of the educational field – special children, special care, and special class. In this context, teachers need a keen observation and cognizance regarding the problems and remedies of the children with special needs to manage a heterogeneous class effectively. This paper sheds light on the awareness and insight needed for teachers to handle a class comprised of children with special needs. It provides teachers with information on who the children with special needs are, how they can be identified, what their problems are, and how the problems can be tackled.