Special Education

I never would have got into teaching handicapped students if it
weren't for private experiences. You see, my sister was in a
residential autism program when she was a kid, and I discovered first
hand how large a difference special education can make. When she first
went in to the program, I was awfully mad at my parents. I didn't need
them to take my sister away.

She had quite high working autism as these things go and I wanted her
to remain with us.

My elders attempted to persuade me that it was all for the best. It
was meant to be one of the finest special education schemes in the
country, and the people who ran it practically assured that we'd see
here improve by big leaps in the first year.

I was more than a bit doubtful, naturally.

I was terribly protecting of my sister, and I didn't believe that
anybody could do a better job than we were doing at home. That is why
I was so stunned when she got back from a year of special education
classes. I'd never seen her doing so well, and that's no lie. She was
more at ease, happier, and more fit than previously. Her educational
performance was nearly up to grade level when she got home from that
year of classes.

that's when I made up my mind to teach special education. Plenty of
folks say that teaching special needs classes will be simple, but it
isn't. As an interesting point, special education is one of the most
demanding and specialised of all of the teaching fields. Still, if
you're actually keen about what you do, it will all be worth it in the
final analysis. I finished up my special education coaching well on
the way to one of the nicest careers that I could imagine. I would be
in a position to spend each day in the study room, working with a
range of different scholars, helping them to conquer some really
challenging issues. You cannot think how rewarding that is. Every day
is a challenge, but each challenge is its own reward.