F.A.T City Reflection

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The F.A.T City video provided an eye-opening look for me into how students with learning disabilities feel in a general education setting. The instructor of the video effortlessly evokes many emotions and thoughts of what a disabled student would have when they are being quizzed by an authoritative teacher and being watched by their peers in the classroom. The result was an enlightening look at classroom instruction, management and discipline, and also with the creation of positive, healthy relationships. F.A.T. City successfully demonstrated good understanding through an exploration of processing, reading, and fairness as they relate to the learning of a disabled student. While I was watching F.A.T. City I was thinking back into my days in elementary school where I have experienced many emotions and feelings that were being discussed in the video. I have experienced feeling alone, frustrated, embarrassed, and getting help with accommodations because of my hearing disability. I had to always sit towards the front of the classroom, so I could hear the teacher and I had to wear an FM system to help me hear my teacher clearly and to also be able to hear my peers. The FM system was a huge help for me because I could hear everyone closely and whenever the class was getting noisy I would be able to hear the teacher better. I could remember going to class everyday feeling like I was not a normal student like everyone else because I had a disability that made everyone look at me and treat me differently. I felt left out a lot of times when we were having small group discussion and I couldn’t understand what everyone was saying and I missed out on what was being said by my peers. Therefore, I would get frustrated because I couldn’t get the answers out quickly and then the class would move on to another topic. With my hearing disability I had to meet with a speech therapist
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