reality check. a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.
ELD stands for English Language Development, LEP stands for Limited English Proficient, and FEP stands for Fluent English Proficient. All ELD students are also Limited English Proficient (LEP) until they reclassify. After reclassification, the student is considered Fluent English Proficient (FEP).
(This is a sad statement about how our society values the work of people who want to work in the caring professions and contribute to the common good - but that's a discussion for another time.) An EdD is a doctorate and technically makes one eligible to teach at a liberal arts college.