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Alex Boswell 12/5/2012 Category: Professional Growth A New York Times Article Critique on Special Education The following artifact is a paper I wrote for a course called Differentiating Instruction in Secondary Schools. It is a critique of a New York Times article titled, “Bringing SpecialNeeds Schools Closer to Home.” I chose this artifact to represent my professional development in the field of education. The artifact reflects on information about special needs children having to travel long distances for their education and the benefits of residential instate schools. My critique of the article includes the importance of listening to the needs of diverse people and the hope that: “with the influx of residential instate schools being built, there will be more of an opportunity for those that come from lowincome families to also receive the special education they need. I also hope that more voices will begin to be heard in order to better understand and help special needs kids. For now, it seems that special education is something only the rich can truly afford.” (“Article Critique” 2) This artifact demonstrates my ability to articulate an ethically informed philosophy for educational practice and to support institutional change that improves a person's quality of education and quality of life. Even though my certification, so far, is only in Secondary English Education, my advocacy for Special Education and doing my best to understand and respond in an informed manner to diverse needs is an aspect of my professional development.
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Alex Boswell12/5/2012Category: Professional Growth
A New York Times Article Critique on Special Education
The following artifact is a paper I wrote for a course called Differentiating Instruction inSecondary Schools. It is a critique of a New York Times article titled, “Bringing SpecialNeeds SchoolsCloser to Home.”
I chose this artifact to represent my professional development in the field of education. Theartifact reflects on information about special needs children having to travel long distances for theireducation and the benefits of residential instate schools. My critique of the article includes the importanceof listening to the needs of diverse people and the hope that:
“with the influx of residential instate schools being built, there will be more of an opportunity forthose that come from lowincome families to also receive the special education they need. I alsohope that more voices will begin to be heard in order to better understand and help special needskids. For now, it seems that special education is something only the rich can truly afford.”(“Article Critique” 2)
This artifact demonstrates my ability to articulate an ethically informed philosophy for educational practiceand to support institutional change that improves a person's quality of education and quality of life. Eventhough my certification, so far, is only in Secondary English Education, my advocacy for Special Educationand doing my best to understand and respond in an informed manner to diverse needs is an aspect of myprofessional development.
