Special Needs Interview

Getting to interview, a parent of a child with special needs was quiet a powerful experience. A paper provides a very unique and valuable perspective as they know their student best. I found it very helpful to hear this perspective because it gives me insight into what I can do differently to insure success of students with specials. This experience was truly eye opening one and reinforced my pedagogy as a future teacher regarding student with special needs I was blessed to get to interview a woman over the phone from my Moms work. Theresa sons is Intellectually challenged and is an adult now. Although her son has been out of school for some time it still provided a unique perceptive. Through my interview I got to hear her challenges

She said that kids in secondary school were not as tolerant as in primary grades. Her son felt increasingly unaccepted by his peers and put a strain on his education. Although he spent most of his time in the general classroom in middle school this aspect affects his performance. Ultimately her son dropped out as frustration mounted in school between peers and classroom difficulties. Theresa son struggled in school however his life has turned around. According to Theresa he has a daughter and job now and their relationship is improving. Theresa at the end of the interview stressed one major recommendation for me as a future educator. She stressed that I watch how other student interact with the student who has a special need. Ultimately, she said these students need understand that these kids are just like them and not just by their labels. Although her son has not had a smooth school experience I feel his story can provide an important lesson. Theresa sons story really reinforced what I want to stress in my classroom. I told Theresa at the end of the interview that I strive to create bridges not build walls in my classroom. I want to teach social acceptance in my classes from day one. I want to stress to my student that’s they have more in common than

As a future educator I want to be able to be able to develop a sense of community within my student in my classes. I also want to outreach this community into the school I teach. I want my students to learn that student with disabilities have more in common than differences. I wat my student with special needs in my classes to never feel isolated like Theresa son. Through creating community, I hope to create an environment that is tolerant and accepting. That differences don’t create walls but instead create more bridges and friendships. Along with building the community in classroom I want to challenge all my students. I want to not come into my class with preconceptions. Instead I want to strive to be like Emily in the video and look at what my students can do not by what they can’t do. Every student has potential and I as a future educator need to learn how to grow and tap into this