Lesson 07

I am this close to giving up on this semester. After all of my stomach problems, we finally found an antibiotic and an anti-cramping medicine that works. So two days after getting all of that sorted, I woke up Wednesday morning with a throat so sore I couldn't swallow and a fever or 103. So I was back at the doctors and they gave me a shot right there because I needed antibiotics right away. They also gave me an IV of fluids because I wasn't drinking due to not being able to swallow. I went back every day this past week to get a shot and IV fluids. So I missed all of class this week. I just feel like everything is getting overwhelming that I might drown in it all. This class is already so hard and missing class is NOT good. I have missed so much.
This week we did a discussion board where we were asked to watch a couple videos. I watched one movie called "Educating Peter". It was about a boy with down syndrome who goes to school in a regular classroom. The video follows the boy, his fellow students, and his teacher. I found myself getting really frustrated because this boy, Peter, could be violent and really disruptive. I was getting angry that he was in a regular classroom. Just as I was getting angry, I realized how much the students were learning as they learned to tolerate him and help him in the classroom. Peter really did make progress and learned to adjust to the classroom atmosphere and even make friends. It makes me understand how important the special education program is and how much progress we have made.
In the chapters we talked about other health impairments and how to handle them in the classroom.
One thing they did in class this week that I missed was a game of Jeopardy for the laws and court cases. I studied it on my own and found it incredibly helpful.  I have tried to look at it every night.
Overall, I really do love everything I am learning, I am just frustrated that my body isn't cooperating with me right now. I have one semester of school left. I can do this. I got this.