My Work Ethic

I decided that becoming a special needs teacher is my calling in life. I have worked to gain experience and learned many helpful skills that will enhance my worth as a teacher. I am a good candidate for EEP because I help students learn in the way that works best for them, I have a good work ethic, and I am dedicated to all learners. I have been given the privilege to work with children of all ages using many different outlets that allowed students to learn in the best way possible. One of those opportunities is a children’s church program called worship and wonder. Students hear a story from the Bible while seeing the story being told by wooden blocks. They are then given the option to respond to the story using either craft supplies or …show more content…
The activity I am speaking of is The Pride of Dixie Marching Band. This organization stresses many things, one of the major points is professionalism. This program has added a higher sense of professional behavior in the way I live my life. It has also added an amount of urgency about starting things on time and working the hardest you can in order to produce the greatest outcome. I also worked as a swim instructor in 2014. This job required collaboration with other instructors to come up with better ways to convey swim technique. For example, I had a student who was bending their legs which was causing their feet to sink. I asked my coworkers if they had any suggestions to help this student. The advice they gave was, “Tell them to keep their legs like Barbie”. I tried this and it worked wonderfully. This student may not have succeeded if it was not for collaboration. Professionalism and collaboration are two major parts of work ethic, and I believe they will give me a great advantage in the field of …show more content…
I have worked with my brother, who has autism and did not speak until about the age of seven. To help him tap into his potential, he was allowed to get on the family computer. We soon learned he could type his name along with other words. This was a huge step in his development that would not have happened without the use of technology and the persistence of those who loved him. Another time I have shown dedication to all learners was when I participated in the Special Olympics. I began volunteering for this organization and fell in love instantly. I began working with a young lady named Ashley. She cannot speak and made her own version of sign language. I learned to communicate with her and became her translator and unified partner. As a unified partner, I worked to get her swimming as fast and efficiently as she could. As the season came to an end I reflected on the experience and decided special education was the place for