"By taking my Special Education courses, I have been able to add to my 'bag of tricks' and feel more comfortable knowing how to deal with students with special needs.....and my own children too....or ANY children!"
"When I work individually, with only one student, I am able to see growth in that student more than if I were dividing myself 30 different ways."
"I found my Special Education courses to be less theoretical and more practical. I learned things in one day that I could start using in the classroom that same afternoon!"
"I know I'm more marketable with knowledge of Special Education."
"The Special Education professors seem to really coordinate well with each other. They all seem to know what the other person is doing."
"My professors get to know me. They have the personal touch."
"My parents have seen how very happy this major course of study has made me."
"There just seems to be such little turnover at Barkley. I know that if I have trouble in my first year of teaching, chances are good I will be able to come back to UNL and find my professor in their office. That makes me feel better."
"My professors are all really accessible here. It's very easy to get help. Barkley is a small enough building that I am able to find my professors' offices really easily. If this department were in a huge building it would be hard to find people and places there."
"The Grad Assistants in this Department are always there to help."
"I know the first names of many of my professors. They ask us to call them by their first names! Some even give us their home phone numbers!"
"I've grown SO MUCH since I've been here. These five years have been so happy for me."
