Reflection Week 9

I loved the test that we took this week, because it was real and applicable. My favorite part was the section related to dealing with special needs students in primary. I had no idea that the church has more resources for special needs than I thought. I had never thought that the ward council could be involved like an MDT.  My favorite solution that I saw was that one elders quorum offered to provide a “grandfather” for the special needs child in sharing time. I feel that sometimes we assume that only the teacher can help, but the ward can be behind on the efforts for accommodating god’s children.

The case study was surprising to see that accommodations can be made for children that are in families that struggle with poverty. Accommodations can be made like supplies or projects can be altered depending on the student’s situation. In most cases if families are in poverty, the students struggle to have time to get one on one help with their homework and projects. The parents have a harder time getting involved when they are busy with multiple jobs and other responsibilities so there can be assignments made for the parents that they can do on their time. For example, parents can be sent home with laminated items so the parents can still be involved in their child’s education but they are not needed during class time.