Excerpts from my exit interview at Mass Advocates for Children:
What did you like about working at MAC, what was the best part of your job?
Of all the tasks I did, I loved lobbying at the State House.
Why was this the best part of your job?
I think lobbying at the State House was my best part of my job, for a few reasons. I
like teaming up with MA State Representative Tom Sannicandro who plays a major role in my life.
Tom made it possible for the Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment bill he sponsored to keep going which means that me, my best friends (Ben, Nolan, Brendan and Adam) and others can go to Mass Bay and other colleges. I am thinking
about this more with the (statewide) Task Force hearings.
The other big reason (I liked this job) is getting to speak on my behalf of my experience at
Mass Bay which also ties into my partnership with Tom, of how I got this job in first
place and how I got into Mass Bay. You could also say that another reason is my one
and only meeting with John Connelly, since despite living in West Newton I wanted
to vote for him as Mayor but it went his rival candidate with my views of how
Boston is doing right now.
Why did you like doing this?
I like lobbing in the State House, since I want the voices like mine, Tom (who also is
a dad of person who also Down Syndrome) and others to be heard around not only here in
this state but also my country and the maybe the world.
What did you like about sharing an office with law interns?
I did not like them, since I loved them! They helped me to learn how to break
down my tasks, we talked about handling the work load how their jobs relate to
mine.
What did you learn about special education that you didn’t know before you
came to MAC?
Well to start, I have Down Syndrome! Since I have had special education classes as
well, so it really helped me to learn special education all over again for my job here.
I already knew about the services of Speech, OT, PT, mobility and others as well as
the basic info of IEP’s. Thanks to all of the team meetings I went to, I noticed that
the student was not in the meetings unlike to what I did in my own school years. I
want the students to find their voice early.
What did you like about working at MAC, what was the best part of your job?
Of all the tasks I did, I loved lobbying at the State House.
Why was this the best part of your job?
I think lobbying at the State House was my best part of my job, for a few reasons. I
like teaming up with MA State Representative Tom Sannicandro who plays a major role in my life.
Tom made it possible for the Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment bill he sponsored to keep going which means that me, my best friends (Ben, Nolan, Brendan and Adam) and others can go to Mass Bay and other colleges. I am thinking
about this more with the (statewide) Task Force hearings.
The other big reason (I liked this job) is getting to speak on my behalf of my experience at
Mass Bay which also ties into my partnership with Tom, of how I got this job in first
place and how I got into Mass Bay. You could also say that another reason is my one
and only meeting with John Connelly, since despite living in West Newton I wanted
to vote for him as Mayor but it went his rival candidate with my views of how
Boston is doing right now.
Why did you like doing this?
I like lobbing in the State House, since I want the voices like mine, Tom (who also is
a dad of person who also Down Syndrome) and others to be heard around not only here in
this state but also my country and the maybe the world.
What did you like about sharing an office with law interns?
I did not like them, since I loved them! They helped me to learn how to break
down my tasks, we talked about handling the work load how their jobs relate to
mine.
What did you learn about special education that you didn’t know before you
came to MAC?
Well to start, I have Down Syndrome! Since I have had special education classes as
well, so it really helped me to learn special education all over again for my job here.
I already knew about the services of Speech, OT, PT, mobility and others as well as
the basic info of IEP’s. Thanks to all of the team meetings I went to, I noticed that
the student was not in the meetings unlike to what I did in my own school years. I
want the students to find their voice early.