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The M.Ed. program here at Lamar has been a fantastic adventure for me. I feel fortunate and privileged to have been accepted and allowed entry into the program. It seems like just yesterday I was sweating passing the GRE exam. At many turns in the courses as I progressed through the program I wondered how I would acquire the information I needed for completing my surveys or action research project statistics, etc.... Those needs actually ended up making each course more interesting to me. One of the elementary schools I used for my data in a couple of the courses has been in the spotlight for many years due to poor performance of students at taks grade levels. That school was just announced as receiving Exemplary status this year for the first time in over ten years. I am hoping to find a job this fall teaching middle-school math and science. When I do, the applications of instructional technology will become a major focal point in my classroom and used to create student centered learning, real world applications and assist me in developing authentic assessment techniques. The Web 2.0 tools will play an important part in that process. I am looking forward to meeting all of my peers, coaches and instructors at graduation on August 14. The photo is me in front of the middle school I hope to be teaching at next fall. Joe Ross