Inclusion versus Exclusion
After going through the different readings, I can relate to both inclusion and exclusion. Whenever you are new in an environment, I believe that most of us will feel excluded because we might not know the people around us. For example, this is how I felt when I first enter the University. I didn't know anybody, I was alone in a corner. Nobody talked to me for the whole day and I felt alone and I asked myself, " What am I doing here?" However, I could not turn back because it was one step ahead to further my education. The next day, I tried my best to interact with other people and that is how I started feeling myself again. On the other hand, when I started my internship I went to visit the classroom that I was going to use. That day I felt that I was going to fail because there was no classroom management and there was this specific child that didn't want to do his work and was not being encouraged to do so. I believe that the child was neglected by the teacher and that is the reason why the student was not doing anything to improve. However, when I started I had to find strategies to help the child. I can proudly say that when I finished my internship the student was at least starting to do his work, it was not much but it was a step forward. I tried my best to find strategies to help the student. I even talk to my colleagues and his parent to help him so that he can move forward. Even one of his parents told me told that she could see the difference after I took him. I am grateful to all teachers that helped me deal with the issue. It was not an easy task but it was very rewarding at the end.
