Lesson 3 Journal - Kassidy Norman

This week we talked about the Cedar Rapids case which was really interesting to me. This case went hand in hand with the six principles of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  This case study defied one of those six principles and it was our job to figure out which one it was. In class the next day we were assigned different positions for example mine was the hearing officer and I had to listen and ask questions in order for me to pick the side that won. It was really interesting to hear the different thoughts and concerns from the two sides of my classmates. I really enjoyed this assignment because we actually put it into action and it was like we were in the situation and we were able to experience the frustration the two sides were going through but especially the parents. It was important for me to experience this because I will try understand what the parents are going through and not just look at my side or the education side of things.