I really enjoyed Professor Heck’s presentation today.  I thought she gave a lot of very good insight on the struggles around equity and diversity in the classroom, as well as the struggles a lot of teachers today are facing. My mom is special education teacher who graduated here at SCSU so hearing everything Professor Heck said, especially about COVID and rising stress levels, rang true. I think in regards to my own research paper it reinstates my point about education being important in overcoming adversity.