The Importance of being a tight-knit Family in Special Education

By Aishat Bello 
A few weeks ago at the Freshers Orientation, one of the most common advices offered by the staff is to get close to your lecturers, to not isolate yourselves as there are many opportunities just waiting to be harvested in the department.
They're not wrong of course, you do need to get close to your lecturers as they are always ready to put in a good word for you if you need recommendation or put in their best efforts to solve any issues you may have with your transcript. However, your lecturers aren't the only ones you need to get close to, the department; asides its undergraduate who you should definitely be cordial with also has post-graduate students. 
Our post-graduate students are perhaps the most untapped resources in the department of Special Education, until recently when one of them paved the way to hearing for an undergraduate. 
These post-graduate students all come from diverse backgrounds, have different jobs and therefore present a host of opportunities which may have been overlooked or at best, underrated by the rest of the department. 
While your lecturers and fellow are always ready to help within the school environment for now, the post-graduate students might just be the reason you get a head start in your career or simply just enjoy an advantage you weren't even aware of.
The burden of creating a tight-knit community now falls on the executives, they should try their best to bring every entity in the department together. The outside world is cold and tough, having someone who can guide you through can be a big relief. I therefore charge everyone in the department, no matter the level or position to take the words of our lecturers seriously. Do not isolate yourselves.

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