Group Forum

Something I learned from out group forum is how important self-concept is to all students but students with disabilities in particular. The article my group had posed a lot of questions and reasons why self-concept and self-esteem change throughout a students life. It is my job as a teacher to help students develop and have a positive self-concept. Students with autism have a very low self-esteem in social aspects and students with EBD do not think highly of themselves. The article was difficult to read because of all the numbers so I felt like it was hard to talk about. Our group focused a lot on the numbers and I think it confused the class. I would like to learn more about helping build self-concept. I have some ideas but I want to help the students with disabilities and I am not sure that I know how to do that. The forum was helpful for me because we all have our own opinions just like how it will be when I am working in a school. It was nice to hear others suggestions about my article along with everyone else's. A classmate can give me advice that I wouldn't have thought of. I liked the atmosphere that we had. It was nice to talk to my classmates. I can't think of anything that would have helped me learn more. The questions the classmates posed were thoughtful and everyone gave great suggestions. I liked the disabilities group but I wasn't crazy about the articles. I know we had freedom to find another article. I thought the forum was a good experience.