It was then that I knew I wanted to continue working with kids. It was such a great feeling to watch both Frankie and the other students progress over the summer and improve on classroom skills or understand a lesson that they struggled with in the start of the program. That fall, I signed up to volunteer at other activities that I thought would give me more experience in working with all types of students and help me learn how to be of better help in the classroom.
When summertime came around again, I went out of my way to look for the forms to sign up for the ESY program and looked forward to attending every day. It was then that I knew I wanted to become a special education teacher. Now, as a senior, I intern in a kindergarten classroom for two and a half hours a day and love every minute of it. I have finally found something that I am truly passionate about and can imagine myself doing every