Following are Meghan's Take-Aways from the SEC 210 class that will benefit her in future endeavors.
My secondary education classes have been a very valuable experience. Even though I have decided not to continue with the education program I feel that I can use what I have learned in the future both as a citizen and a parent. What I have learned to help me as a citizen: ·How school funding works; by knowing this I am able to make informed decisions in elections where the issue of funding comes up. ·I have learned more about the culture of power in the Delpit book which doesn’t simply affect the classroom it is also evident in business and other facets of life. ·Also mentioned in the Delpit book is stereotyping. It is something that I already knew not to do but it did reinforce it. Most people even without meaning it stereotype people at some point. ·Learning about ADA will help me in the future if I should decide to start a business because I will have a basic knowledge of how to set up the facilities so that my customers with special needs are able to have easy access. If in the future I have children I feel that this class will have been useful in making my decisions about how I want to educate my children; ·I will know what the different types of schools are and how they are put together. ·I will have an understanding about how to best support my child’s teacher. ·If my child were to have a disability I will know how best to help them with their educational needs. ·I will also know where I can find resources to help my child with a hypothetical disability to succeed. These resources include reading tools, large print editions of books, and Braille books among other things. ·Another thing is that before choosing a school district to live in I am now able to find the school report card and improvement plans so that I know what the problems with the schools are and how they are trying to improve. ·Learning about teacher standards has been useful because it gives me an understanding of what is expected of teachers and how my child’s teacher compares. All in all I feel that this class has been a valuable learning experience even though I have decided not to continue on the path to becoming a teacher I feel that what I have learned in this class and in my field experience will help me as a citizen and a parent. I will be able to make informed decisions about how and where I want to educate my children. What and who I vote for in elections dealing with funding and in school board elections. I certainly have not felt that this has been a waste of a class.
My secondary education classes have been a very valuable experience. Even though I have decided not to continue with the education program I feel that I can use what I have learned in the future both as a citizen and a parent.
What I have learned to help me as a citizen:
· How school funding works; by knowing this I am able to make informed decisions in elections where the issue of funding comes up.
· I have learned more about the culture of power in the Delpit book which doesn’t simply affect the classroom it is also evident in business and other facets of life.
· Also mentioned in the Delpit book is stereotyping. It is something that I already knew not to do but it did reinforce it. Most people even without meaning it stereotype people at some point.
· Learning about ADA will help me in the future if I should decide to start a business because I will have a basic knowledge of how to set up the facilities so that my customers with special needs are able to have easy access.
If in the future I have children I feel that this class will have been useful in making my decisions about how I want to educate my children;
· I will know what the different types of schools are and how they are put together.
· I will have an understanding about how to best support my child’s teacher.
· If my child were to have a disability I will know how best to help them with their educational needs.
· I will also know where I can find resources to help my child with a hypothetical disability to succeed. These resources include reading tools, large print editions of books, and Braille books among other things.
· Another thing is that before choosing a school district to live in I am now able to find the school report card and improvement plans so that I know what the problems with the schools are and how they are trying to improve.
· Learning about teacher standards has been useful because it gives me an understanding of what is expected of teachers and how my child’s teacher compares.
All in all I feel that this class has been a valuable learning experience even though I have decided not to continue on the path to becoming a teacher I feel that what I have learned in this class and in my field experience will help me as a citizen and a parent. I will be able to make informed decisions about how and where I want to educate my children. What and who I vote for in elections dealing with funding and in school board elections. I certainly have not felt that this has been a waste of a class.