Personal Statement: Working With Special Education

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The reason I would like to become a teacher is to reveal knowledge or skill to somebody by instruction. For example, what is the general definition for the word teach? To some the meaning will be shallow and satisfy, but to me there is a far deeper sense for the meaning of the word. I feel that I owe back to the younger generation what I have been taught in my educational career. I have a need to give back all that I have been taught and teach them to the younger generation so the incoming teachers or employers will have what they need to succeed in everyday life.

Another cause that plays an important role in my wanting to be a teacher is that I want to work with special education and life skills students. Working with special education and

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