This week has been pretty amazing. I really enjoyed working together with the class in a mock IEP meeting. I loved it because each of the girls in our group were able to experience different roles of people that come to an IEP meeting. My role was to be the teacher, which was a challenge for me. As I read my sheet of paper as to what I was supposed to do, I became scared. The teacher was supposed to not really care about the parent for the Esther case because she didn't speak English very well. As I played that role I began to feel tension at the meeting and anger. As we continued the meeting we were able to come up with ideas that would help Esther continue to move forward. We found that the tests she was taking were not in her native language, so she was probably not able to really understand what was being asked. At the end of the meeting we thought the best solution was to make sure she'd be tested in her native language and have someone read it to her since she doesn't have the best eyesight.
When the class came back together to discuss what each of us felt, our group did feel that tension and the frustration between the teacher and Esther mother. I was grateful to be able to go through this because it has opened my eyes to what I will be experiencing with a child who is struggling. I need to be able to sit down with everyone and discuss what we think is best for that child and how we should go about doing it. As I do this it will; not only help me grow as a teacher, but show that I care for every single one of my students. There will be many challenges that I will face in my life as a teacher and as I work through them with the help of my peers, I can push myself to do amazing things not only for me but for everyone around me as well.
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