It's the end of week two of my EDLD 5301 Research course, and I must say that I was a bit overwhelmed with the thought of research, but after watching the videos and listening to Dr. Johnny Briseno and Dr. Kirk Lewis, I'm a little more at ease.  I learned that my research doesn't have to be a huge undertaking and that much can be discovered if instead of "reinventing the wheel," I research others' research in hopes of gaining insight.  Also, I had my feet firmly planted on the idea of researching parental involvement (still leaning toward it at 98%), but week two's assignment which had me include three possible research topics did make me consider researching the effectiveness of instructional assistants in assisting with inclusion students, for I have had assistants assigned to my room, but most of the time they don't show up.  I'm wondering if this is happening to others and how this reflects on the students' scores.