Week Two Blog Post

Hi everyone! First I want to thank everyone for stoping by and reading my first weeks post. And I would like to apologize for not getting this post up sooner, to say this week has been crazy is an understatement. But enough of that now onto the assignment for them week!

I first started my research for the week two assignment in the Brandman Library, and then branched out to some of the other recommended search engines. After trying every search way I know (i.e. keyword, journals only, dates, etc) and I was unable to find any sources geared towards my topic. This is what lead me to search Google Scholar looking for any kind of of resources. After a few minutes of searching I found a wealth of information for my topic and was a little overwhelmed by all the different options I had to look through. However with that being said I found that the more I research my topic the more excited I get keep looking to become more knowledgeable in the area not just for my paper but for my future career as a teacher. 

When it comes to my topic, Effectiveness of Special Education, I want to really focus on why we have special education and what it is meant to do. I know that may sound like a very broad area but I want to look at special education from the beginning...I want to see what made this country decided to offer education to those with special needs. I want to look at what the purpose of special education started out as and what the purpose was/is to the state(s) and what the purpose of it is to the educators who teach it. I also want to look into how special education has evolved over time. I have a lot passion for this subject and I really just want to provide my reader with as much information about my topic as possible.

I hope you all have a wonderful week! 
~Melissa~