TONS of homework to do for tomorrow...blog time! Terrible...I know...in other news...this morning I was on a panel for the College of Education; the NCATE came into our school recently and rated the College of Education at Western Michigan University "at risk." [What's that mean? Pretty much that they don't think the College of Education is doing it's job and they need to revamp the whole program.]
In order to defend what the College of Education is doing, they put a bunch of students on a panel and gave us cookie cutter answers to give to the NCATE. Here's my dilemma with being on this panel. I am a Special Education major. Our program is COMPLETELY different than the Elementary Ed/Early Childhood majors. COMPLETELY different--I cannot stress that enough. Their cookie cutter answers could not do our program [or our amazing faculty] justice.
This got me thinking. Wow. I am so in the right place. Being in the SPED program is overwhelming, stressful, and it drives me absolutely insane. The faculty makes us go over material to the point of nausea and on the same hand, makes me feel like I'm running into a brick wall over and over and over because it's too hard. The lesson plans are exhausting and excessive. The practicums are, at times, uncontrollable and don't even get me started on TEACHlive.
BUT I have learned so much being in this program and I can honestly say I feel confident to walk into any type classroom tomorrow and not fall flat on my face be successful. I am so proud to be a Special Education major, I am so proud of our program. And best of luck to the Elementary Education Program!
Back to lesson planning...
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