As Solomon Ortiz once said, “Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.” I believe being a teacher, especially a special education teacher, is a gift given to those with the ability to love on those who have exceptionalities. I believe I have been given this gift to share with students that come across my path, and I want to give them the greatest opportunities in education that life has to offer.
Education is the key to success and teachers make a life-long impact in a student’s life. A teacher holds the key to the education needed in life, and a teacher will forever make impacts on a child’s life, big or small. A teacher is given the ability that no other person has: to educate a student in such a way, that they achieve to the highest of their abilities, and learn applicable life lessons from what they are taught.
I believe all students should be given the right to the least restrictive environment. Many students get thrown into inclusive classrooms or self contained classrooms without ever having an actual chance at being in the environment that best suits them. I believe many people automatically think each and every student can be placed straight into an inclusive classroom, but do not realize that inclusive education is not appropriate for every student. I do think inclusion is a novel concept, and can be used for many students with exceptionalities, but it may not be the best place for certain students.
As a teacher, I would like to see each of my children make some strides towards their goals for the year. Whether that be something as big as getting a high grade on a unit test, or as small as speaking three or four words when they would normally communicate via their iPad – any form of achievement is achievement in my book. I want to push them to be the strongest academically they can be, but I do understand that there have to be attainable goals made in order for them to succeed. I believe students are capable of being pushed past their goals, but it has to be done in a way as to not discourage them.
I believe in order to keep a child engaged and respectful of you and what you have to do with them, you must speak to them like the individual they are and treat them with the respect you deserve. Being mindful of their backgrounds and culture can help me figure out which way will be most efficient to communicate with my students. Talking to them in a way that is relatable to their lives will have more of an impact on them than me getting up and trying to speak to them in an extremely proper way, with no emotions.
In 5 years I see myself as a special educator somewhere in the greater Atlanta area teaching in a high school. I plan on having my masters by that program, and will be considering a possible doctorate degree in the near future. I want to be working with children with moderate to mild disabilities in a self-contained class, including them in connections activities such as art, music, and technology classes. I plan to have already implemented or be in the beginning stages of implementing Unified P.E. to my school to get more regular ed students involved with my students and the Special Olympics.
Teaching to me is a given ability I have been blessed with. Knowing that my one year (or numerous years depending on the grade) can make such an influential impact on my students has kept me motivated to know that while I have them for this short amount of time, I must do all I can to teach them all I can. It is not just the teacher making an impact on the lives of our students- students make a large impact on their teachers.
Education is the key to success and teachers make a life-long impact in a student’s life. A teacher holds the key to the education needed in life, and a teacher will forever make impacts on a child’s life, big or small. A teacher is given the ability that no other person has: to educate a student in such a way, that they achieve to the highest of their abilities, and learn applicable life lessons from what they are taught.
I believe all students should be given the right to the least restrictive environment. Many students get thrown into inclusive classrooms or self contained classrooms without ever having an actual chance at being in the environment that best suits them. I believe many people automatically think each and every student can be placed straight into an inclusive classroom, but do not realize that inclusive education is not appropriate for every student. I do think inclusion is a novel concept, and can be used for many students with exceptionalities, but it may not be the best place for certain students.
As a teacher, I would like to see each of my children make some strides towards their goals for the year. Whether that be something as big as getting a high grade on a unit test, or as small as speaking three or four words when they would normally communicate via their iPad – any form of achievement is achievement in my book. I want to push them to be the strongest academically they can be, but I do understand that there have to be attainable goals made in order for them to succeed. I believe students are capable of being pushed past their goals, but it has to be done in a way as to not discourage them.
I believe in order to keep a child engaged and respectful of you and what you have to do with them, you must speak to them like the individual they are and treat them with the respect you deserve. Being mindful of their backgrounds and culture can help me figure out which way will be most efficient to communicate with my students. Talking to them in a way that is relatable to their lives will have more of an impact on them than me getting up and trying to speak to them in an extremely proper way, with no emotions.
In 5 years I see myself as a special educator somewhere in the greater Atlanta area teaching in a high school. I plan on having my masters by that program, and will be considering a possible doctorate degree in the near future. I want to be working with children with moderate to mild disabilities in a self-contained class, including them in connections activities such as art, music, and technology classes. I plan to have already implemented or be in the beginning stages of implementing Unified P.E. to my school to get more regular ed students involved with my students and the Special Olympics.
Teaching to me is a given ability I have been blessed with. Knowing that my one year (or numerous years depending on the grade) can make such an influential impact on my students has kept me motivated to know that while I have them for this short amount of time, I must do all I can to teach them all I can. It is not just the teacher making an impact on the lives of our students- students make a large impact on their teachers.