Reflective Essay On Special Education

As an educator I feel that after further skill development and education I will have what it takes. I feel that being an educator suits me. I have changed what I planned on going to school for. I was going to go for elementary education, no I plan to get an education and find a career in a special education early childhood classroom. Education is defiantly the profession I’m going to pursue. When I started college I was set on pursuing a degree in physical therapy, after a semester of classes I know it wasn 't for me, and teaching was. The one thing in this course was needing to being passionate and my passion for teaching is very strong and I haven 't even started my career. I have always had a large heart for children, but after stepping into the classroom for my field work I know this is what I was made to do. I have never enjoyed an experience like I did in the classroom. As much as it can be stressful the reward of seeing children succeed eliminates the stress. The field work experience added many different experiences to my life about the knowledge of teaching. Being able to sit in on an early childhood special education classroom was the …show more content…
This impact was when one student was having seizures during class. His seizures last about 10-15 seconds and are most of the time missed. His head falls forward as if he fall asleep, but then within 10-15 seconds he picks his head back up as if nothing happened. I personally witnessed two of his seizures in one day. The paraprofessional was able to quickly get my attention to show me what they did in this situation. After the seizure was complete the paraprofessional would walk up to the student and wait for a reaction out of him. Most of the time he will look up at the paraprofessional and then she rubs his head , sits next to him, and talks to him. At the moment of his seizure I knew I was meant to be in that type of