Special Education

The job of a special education teacher may be very difficult and challenging at times. The profession requires patience, creativity, and adaptability. To be successful in this profession, I think you have to have a true passion to teach special education. I believe I have that passion. I fell in love with working with students with disabilities when I volunteered at a summer camp for people with disabilities. Through the courses I have taken at Fontbonne University and my own experiences, I have…

As an outsider, it is pretty common now that special education schools and public education schools have the same learning goals such as “student’s achievement”, but they differ in learning styles. Since Benton Hall Academy prohibits any exposure of the students’ information to this type of Service learning, so that the observation was done without direct contact with the students. In the first place, my perception has changed due to what I learned and experienced during the observation, the…

I am not sure I have changed a ton in this first semester of college. I still really want to teach, and I still believe that special education is where I want to teach. A number of people might say that they are more independent or outgoing now. I had to become independent last year when I was living away from my parents for the school year, so that independence really hasn’t increased in these past few months. I would maybe say that I am more introverted now than before. While I still do not…

hildhood special education provides the outcome-based services that enable young children with disabilities to have a hopeful and promising future” (Carpenter, Johnson, & Beard, 2014, p. 62). This statement is one that I have seen in action for many friends and students over the last few years. As I am planning to teach within the early childhood education setting, this is something that should be the focus for all young students with special needs. Through a program such as early childhood…

Shannan Campbell 9292-4164 College of Education Scholarship Essay Upon graduating high school, I was unfortunate enough to not have any idea what I wanted to do with my life. I moved from Florida to Massachusetts and began studying Biomedical Engineering at Wheaton College, primarily because my father thought that would be “a cool thing to study.” I was unsure of myself and unhappy with my major, and seemed to have no goals for my future career. When I thought about my future, my thoughts fell…

Special Education Reform There have been many changes in special education through the years, and as with most things, some were positive and some were negative. Turning back the clock a century we find that public education was just starting to make its debut. Schools, although they had been around for a while, were usually only found in the larger towns and were primarily attended by the wealthy and elite students. Special education students were excluded from attending school, because they…

a smooth flow in the program. Additionally, the special education director must ensure that the special educator has the patience and compassion to endure the many responsibilities of the job description, and fully understand the importance of the details. Furthermore, the special education director should determine if the special educator can pay attention to details and fully implement the IEP (as this is law and must be followed), and the special educator should be able to coordinate…

National Levels. It may not seem that public relations and marketing of a special education program is necessary, but in this time of scare resources for education and close public scrutiny, it is very important for a special education administrator to be advocates for the public education system which provides education for all students, including the entire continuum of students with disabilities. Introduction If special education programs are going to thrive in today’s society, schools…

subject they are discussing. For example, a general education teacher may have worksheets and activities for her students in her classroom and the special education teacher may have resources that target the same course of study but in an understandable way or on a lower developmental level for a child with disabilities. Collaboration is extremely important even before it has been decided that a particular student needs special services for their education. Positive…

Education has always sought to be the one thing that could make everyone equal, the one thing that would allow everyone to strive on a level playing field. Society on the other hand has restricted education in reaching that potential, for it has separated people based upon their circumstances and rarely finds the solution to ensure that everyone has the equal opportunity to learn. From my observations and collection of data I have come to realize that schools may have the appropriate programs,…