She has a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Elementary Education, and English from Gordon College and a Master’s degree in Special Education from Salem State University. Researchers have also found a link between heightened engagement and learning outcomes. Dewey believed that recognizing and appreciating differences was a vehicle that students could use to expand their experiences and open up new ways of thinking rather than closing off their own beliefs and habits. Interactions and communications focused on enhancing and deepening shared meanings increase the potential for learning and development. Education can teach us about our place in this world, and…