Ok I’m tired but excited to attend today lesson on history with my students( I’m that attached to them). The students wear dressed in costume which represented what the history lesson was going to cover for today. One young man name Rico was dress as Martin Luther King Jr, a young lady was dress as queen Cleoparta and another young man was dress as George Washington Carver. The teacher read from the text book and had the student to act out what he just read as part of a learning fun game.
The all the students were alert and involved every minute of the history lesson. One child was having a tantrum due to he wanted to dress up but it wasn’t his turn. The teacher talked to him and explain that every has a turn and he must wait. He also gave him a choice if he continue he would have to go to another class and miss out on the lesson plan for today. The child thought about his option and clam down and we carried on with our daily routine.
Working in Special Education means you get the opportunity to meet some amazing students with gifts that appear a bit differently than those of mainstream students, and usually in a more intimate setting. It also means you will deal with more paperwork, closer parental involvement, and a wider variety of teaching strategies. Scheduling is always a big task for schools. Many schedules have to be created at the beginning of each school year. The task is even more complicated when material are both forth into the classroom.
My school has nine grade levels. It is very likely that in any given year at least eight of the grades will have one or more special education children. It can be very difficult for one or two special education teachers to service all of the children separately.
My school, has been forced to attempt to group children with special needs together. For example, all children in third grade that are serviced by special education are placed in one classroom. This way the special education teacher or assistant can visit one third grade class instead of three or four.
I can see both pros and cons to this method of grouping students. It would be virtually impossible for the special education program personnel at my school to visit every classroom. However, grouping all special needs children in one classroom can be overwhelming for the teacher. In most cases, the teacher-student ratio in these classes is smaller than the others. This, in addition to having an additional special education person visit the room, can aid the teacher greatly.
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