I Am A Special Education Teacher

A child with disabilities is a major focus in today’s education. Achieving my Bachelors in Special Education, I need to be aware of the need to ensure appropriate education for all children with disabilities. “The education of children with disabilities is a top national priority. Our nation’s special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), sets high standards for their achievement and guides how special help and services are made available in schools to address their individual needs (National Dissemination)”. This is my biggest challenge. I feel with the right tools and

I have had the opportunity to work with students in both the sub-separate and general education classroom to enhance students learning through their least restrictive environment. The working and teaching experience has allowed me to carry out the dedication that the Special Education program has for the students with disabilities in the current school system. I have been able to help students achieve educational success through providing a safe-learning environment for all students and helping students assessing curriculum and reach their full potential by promoting and supporting students diverse learning

Exceptionality in the Schools has taught me that even though I am seeking a general education degree, I should be familiar with the subject of special education. It is not if, but when you will work with an exceptional student and be included in a team to help prepare the student for

Having the proper education, understanding how to behave, and knowing about the kids will guarantee that whoever wants to become a successful special needs teacher will. To get the proper education, I need to go to a good college; to understand how to behave, I need to watch the special education teachers at my school; to know stuff about the kid, I need to sit down and talk to them so that I can get to know them better. If I have all of these traits, I believe that I can make an impact on students’

One of the reason people chose a career in special education is job satisfaction. Special education teacher perceived their job to be rewarding. They get personal fulfillment and gratification in teaching special need students. “It truly must be passion to continue working in special education because we all know it is a tough job.”(Participate 2010,”Motivational factor towards pursuing a career in special education”)They have the opportunity to make a positive difference in the students’ lives. When the student who is struggling in school graduate it brings great satisfaction to the educator. The most important part of this field is to help a child develop to their highest potential.

As I grew older, I began to realize that students with disabilities have many significant obstacles to overcome. Seeing them get excited about learning things that we take for granted provided me with the desire to become part of their learning. For example, one kindergartner with Down Syndrome struggled daily to learn how to write the first letter of her name. It was such a joy for all of those involved when she finally succeeded. Working with these students furthered my resolve to not only fulfill my childhood dream of becoming a teacher, but I soon realized that special education is my niche. After 13 years of teaching in Glynn County, I still teach with the same fervor and enthusiasm as the first day I formally stepped into a classroom. My principal once said, “Teaching is not a job. It’s a profession.” I wholeheartedly believe in this philosophy. Education was never a back-up plan or alternative for me; being a teacher is who I am. As a special educator, I strive to

Parents send their student to school with the expectation that they will desire to become doctors, lawyers, educators, and perhaps even the President one day. Most educators open their doors on the first day of school longing to receive a classroom bursting with scholars. However, this is not always the circumstance. For this is not a perfect world and there are children who have disabilities and it is one’s duty to stay prepared to educate them too. Therefore, students with these special requirements such as, emotional and behavioral disorders, physical and health impairments, and traumatic brain injury need their educators to know effective teaching strategies based on research, how to develop their self-confidence and develop their self-support

My passion has always been to help students succeed and find their goals in life. Caring for children has always been something that I have been good at and really enjoy doing, I have a strong nurturing side that is always willing to help people in need. Since I have always been wanting to help students become successful I chose the topic to research on how students with disabilities act and perform differently in a classroom setting. As a teacher I want to find ways to keep students engaged and learning, by finding methods and services for these students it gives them a better opportunity to strive for success, which is my ultimate goal and passion. I care so much about this because I have seen students with disabilities struggle in the classroom and teachers don’t put in the time and effort to help them. Since helping students both academically and emotionally is something I take to heart this topic is easy to care about, I care about the students and their ability to make something of themselves

In the profession of a special education teacher, a person commits to helping children achieve their best and to help “students overcome their obstacles” while finding a way that the child can effectively learn (Hollingsworth). My mom’s career as special education teacher for twenty-two years, allows me insight and experience into the tougher aspects of this career, but also the rewards to the job. My mom helps me understand that a special education teacher guides a child to expand their strengths, develop strategies to overcome weakness, and to make best use of all available resources. Through helping her, and learning from her experiences, she taught me that a career in special education can not only challenge me, but may also become a

In the career of special education, teachers are trained to work with students who have either a disability, or requires of a unique instructor. However, in order to become a special teacher it has a variety of requirements. For example, some of the requirements that this career requires is of a long term education that includes: schooling , a bachelor and master degree, at least two years of

The special education teacher interviewed, talked about this goal to meet each child’s need is challenging to her especially in eleventh and twelfth grade. The teacher tries to strive towards their educational goals, their need areas, and work on their strengths.

My name is Alyssa Fusco and I am on the path to becoming a special education teacher. In the course of my first few weeks in the Special Education course, I am not only learning how to be a better teacher, but training my mind in such a way that I can improve the lives of others. My interest in working with students with disabilities stems from my experience with Senior Experience at Calhoun High School. This program has developed a framework for my future career aspirations by observing how not only the faculty can make a difference in these students lives, but also the teachers facilitate an environment that promotes the integration between students with and without disabilities. Through mainstreaming these students, Calhoun High School showed me what type of difference I could make in the world through combining my passion for teaching and the place students with disabilities hold in my heart.

In five years, my goal as a special education teacher is to continue to learn and develop various techniques that will allow me to effectively manage and teach special education classes. I will focus on effective class management and teaching techniques congruent to learning. I will endeavor to make continuous improvements and adjustments as I gain knowledge and experience to become a more effective teacher to my special needs

Growing up, I wasn’t expected to do much. I was treated with a delicate hand and placed in protective packaging. I began school when I was just two years old at the St. Charles BOCES school for children with disabilities. Due to my diagnosis of albinism, my family and doctors feared I wouldn’t be able to function in a public school.

I feel change needs to be discussed and implemented slowly because it does bring out “tension, anxiety, resistance, and conflict” in organizations I have worked for two organizations that have undergone change, one was sudden the other was gradual. I worked for a school district in the Kansas City area that had a good reputation for special education. I worked for this district for four years before I moved into a full-time position at the public library. My final year I was a special education in the district, I was told that I would be required to collect weekly math homework and quizzes for each student to keep as artifacts to see if they were progressing in their special education goals and that my students would not be able to use supports on tests such as calculators, which was a problem. Also, we are going to go ahead and change our grading scale this year 40% tests, 30% quizzes, and 30% homework and you cannot curve your test grades. Finally, your special education students will be learning the same algebra material that their peers are on and be expected to keep up. There was no discussion about this with any of the special education staff. I understood about keeping homework, tests, and quizzes to prove the goals, but change everything so suddenly was a nightmare. I went to the head of special education and our special education supervisor several times telling her how detrimental this was to our special education student’s grades and their self-esteem. My