"Eddings is among a group of student teachers completing a preschool practicum, the capstone course for an associate's degree at Merritt in child development."
"Right now, though, it's hard to think too far into the future. As she keeps an eye on the kids, she is worried about her own son."
"The job begins tomorrow, and he's been calling all morning in a panic. 'The company sent him documents he can't fill out, with information he can't process, and to a place he can't get to,' she says."
"During a break Eddings receives a call from her son's caseworker at the Regional Center of the East Bay, a nonprofit that contracts with the state to provide services to people with developmental disabilities."
The preschool at Merritt College, located in a former auto shop, serves as a practicum site for student teachers pursuing an associate's degree in child development. Marquitta Eddings, a student teacher and mother, balances her educational goals with concerns for her autistic son, Josiah, who is starting a new job. Eddings navigates the challenges of securing appropriate support for him, including assistance from a disability employment service and a caseworker from the Regional Center of the East Bay.
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