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My interest in this Institute stems from my intense interest in people and life interactions.  I am working toward a degree in Biology (with a concentration in Neurobehavioral Sciences) with a double minor in English and Pyschology, which encompasses my varied interests in the mind, writing and the "microscopic" causes of certain behaviors in relations to others.  Journalism is another great interest of mine, and I consider it both a science and an art (which reflects my dual-sided personality: I am both scientific and literary).  My educational experience has been with small, private schools (I went to Catholic school for 8 years and attended a very small, college preparatory high school) so my view on learning and teacher-student relations has been affected extensively by that.  This morning's discussion, particularly about different learning environments (comments made about some students "just not belonging" in private school  settings) was interesting.  I am looking forward to learning more about the different institute participants' views on separation of "different" children from those considered "normal," (see jpfeiffer's mini project on the idea of a "less wrong" instead of a "right," as well as what is considered "normal") as well as their experience with this.