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 * Topic Talk: Event, Issue, or Other Topic of Interest**

List five facts that you already know about this topic:
 * Topic Choice: Foster Care**
 * 1) It is a system where children are taken care of by different parents.
 * 2) Only a few foster youth graduate from high school who are in the system.
 * 3) Nationally two percent of the foster youth graduate from college compared to 25 percent of the general population.
 * 4) There are still some discrepancies within the system.
 * 5) It is difficult for foster youth to deal with the situation that they are in.

1. How did it/will it impact the world? It impacted the world by allowing families to take in children who need a loving and caring family.
 * Answer these questions about this topic:**

2.Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it? Because more and more children are being placed in this type of setting because of family issues. There will always be a demand in finding foster homes for children.

3. Why are you interested in researching this topic? I have a good understanding about the topic and would like to do more in depth research to learn more so one day I can become a foster parent.

4. How do you personally connect with this topic? I grew up in the foster care system.

What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? I think a lot of books, interviews, internet sites and personal experience would be really useful.
 * Resources**

List five facts that you already know about this topic:
 * Topic Choice: Teaching Individuals with Exceptionalities**
 * 1) Patience is a must have for this profession.
 * 2) Specific learning disabilities make- up approximately 50% of all students receiving special education services.
 * 3) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), enacted in 1975, mandates that children and youth ages 3–21 with disabilities be provided a free and appropriate public school education.
 * 4) This is a stressful yet rewarding profession.
 * 5) As a professional, you need to adapt tests to their level of thinking and understanding.

It has impacted the world because these children with exceptionalities can learn but in different ways for them to contribute to society.
 * Answer these questions about this topic:**
 * 1) How did it/will it impact the world?

2. Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it? It is still on the rise and professionals are still learning how to deal with the exceptionalities. There will always be an interest in it because new disabilities are being introduced.

3. Why are you interested in researching this topic? I want to further learn about this so I can better help my students if a problem with a disability arises.

4. How do you personally connect with this topic? I have a half -brother who has a mental exceptionality and it just makes me want to help these children who have a disability. I want them to be able to succeed in something.

What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? I think a lot of books, magazines, interviews, internet sites and films would be really useful.
 * Resources**


 * Once you have completed worksheets for __TWO__ topics, please answer these two questions; be prepared to discuss your answers in class:**
 * 1) Of your two topic choices, which one do you think you will find the most information about? Please explain.

I think that the topic on teaching children with exceptionalities would be easier to get information about. There are so many resources out there because children with disabilities is on the rise. New things are being discovered and the more that happens the more resources are going to be out there.

2. Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain.

Of the two topics, I like the second one: teaching students with exceptionalities. I love to learn new things so I can better help others, so I think this topic would be interesting to research because I am interested in learning how to help my future students get the proper education they need based on their learning level.