Running head: EDU 330 OBSERVATION JOURNAL. 1 Reflection enjoyed working with the special education teacher, but I feel as if there was a significant amount of teaching missing from my time in the classroom, I contribute much of this to the crazy testing schedule and the teachers having shortened hours with the students, Being able to see the frustration from the special education students taking the M-STEP testing was a major eye-opener. They seemed burnt out by the last week I was there, and I even talked to them about it between classes. They don’t like having to take all these tests and having their schedules change so much for over a month. Each day, the schedule was different, and it really messed things up for them. Finally, I was really expecting to see more cooperative teaching going on in the classroom between the special education teacher and the general education teacher. This seemed to not be the case, and the general education teacher did most of the instruction. It makes me want to become a cooperative general education teacher and work with the special education teacher in order to give the students a more accommodating experience. I feel as if this would be helpful for both the special education teacher and myself, helping the special ‘education teacher use their expertise in the classroom and coordinating ideas rather than just using one method for teaching,