Partners PE Class Reflection

I have had the opportunity to attend school with the most amazing group of students in the special needs program, most of whom I have been friends with since middle school. Working in the Partners PE class has helped me grow as an individual and provided me with amazing opportunities like connections like meeting member who work in the Applied Behavior Analysis program at UNT. Partners PE has enabled me to accomplish the goals I have set for myself in the next five years through the building of my confidence, and the increase of life experience. When I first signed up for Partners PE class I was nervous about how I would do. I walked into class that first day an entirely different person than I have become. I was full of self doubt and anxiety, however thanks to the smiling faces and valued friendships I had gained I began to emerge from my shell. I started to get involved more in my school by joining clubs like Blue Crew and National Art Honor …show more content…
For example a girl I have attended Partners PE with sense high school loves to play basket ball, but when we have to rotate stations she gets upset and sits down and refuses to continue playing. At first I had no idea how I was supposed to react so I would give her lots of attention and unsuccessfully tried to coax her up. Through asking questions and taking the time to get to know her individual needs I was able to learn the proper way to get her up was avidly ignoring the negative behavior and rewarding her when she decided to get up on her own. The experience I have gained in learning how to work with many different students with special needs has given me tools that I believe will help push me to excel in the field of art therapy and give me the needed wisdom to better prepare for the types of things I will do not only in collage but in my future