Tennessee State Capitol Visitation (Reflection paper)

Doaa Yousef

School Law & Policy: Special Education Issues

Dr. Khan

October 17, 2017

TN State Capitol Visitation

I believe that learning is a continuous process, and I am learning and discovering every day. On October 20, 2017, I went to Tennessee State Capitol to know how the legislative and judicial systems operate in creating and enforcing the law. The visit to the Tennessee State Capitol was an educational and fun experience. Actually, the idea was very new to me in the beginning because I am an international student, and we cannot visit these places in my country which is Saudi Arabia. I was really interesting to know about the laws and how they start with a bill and end with a law. I spent around five hours there discovering the place and attending one of the events which was Joint Summer Study at 1:00 PM. The building is awesome, and everything inside is perfect. I felt that everybody there has a purpose and a goal. This feeling made me see the Capitol as a very exciting and fascinating place to visit. People there work together, and they collaborate with each other to create a great community. As an international student, and also as someone who has not thought about the process of policymaking before taking this class, the visit to the State Capitol was an educational and fun experience. I have learned a lot from this experience because we do not have similar events or activities in Saudi Arabia. Overall, my visit to Tennessee State Capitol was a learning experience, and I would like to go other times and enjoy everything again.