Special Education Reflective Essay

This was a news report about placing cameras in to special education classrooms at an elementary school in Killeen, Texas. This was et in place after a mother of a student with Cerebral Palsy was mistread not only at recess but in the classroom as well. Eight cameras were places into four special education rooms. They will be turned on 30 minutes before school starts and turn off 30 munutes after the school day gets over.
This is beyond shocking, and don’t know where I stand on this. I understand that parents would feel safe knowing their kids are being monitored at all hours of the day but the teacher in me feels like I lost my freedom. I can’t imagine having video of my from my entire day every day I went to work. I think it is a good way to monitor how things are being controlled in a classroom especially if there has been issues in the past but, I wouldn’t like knowing someone …show more content…
They have worked on cards since October to sell the cards they have made. This is the second year that they are able to go off campus to sell the cards they made which brings much joy to the students. They have made 100 cards and will sell hot chocolate alongside the hand made cards. The money that is being made will be placed back into their funds to continue their business.
This was an interesting thing because it allows students to do something they enjoy while gaining real world experience. I would love to bring real world experiences in to my classroom. I feel bringing the real world and experiencing the real world makes going to school more enjoyable. My high school had something similar to this but instead of having students go out in the world they had a shop set up outside of the lunch room where people could go and buy popcorn and snacks. The special education students would make the popcorn, handle money, and clean up tables where students would