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What Being a Teacher Means to Me. Radie Kineman CEP 452 Fall 2010. Special Education. I chose this particular field due to the intense care it takes to relate to people with differences, the adaptivity and the creativity. My specific interests in Special Education are EI and LD.
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What Being a Teacher Means to Me RadieKineman CEP 452 Fall 2010
Special Education • I chose this particular field due to the intense care it takes to relate to people with differences, the adaptivity and the creativity. • My specific interests in Special Education are EI and LD. • I have a passion for EI kids because I know there are so many underlying causes behind this disability. EI kids often have troubled home lives, have been abused or have experienced trauma and are simply misunderstood. Kids labeled “bad” at times are the most at risk for difficulty in life, outside of academia • LD interests me due to the diversity it encompasses. While working with LD students, one encounters many different learning barriers to overcome. The variety of learning disabilities and all of the resources available to aid and accommodate them especially intrigues me.
The Importance of Teaching • Teaching is a crucial profession. It is one in which, if the worker hates his/her job, people will suffer. • Teachers are who students spend a good portion of their day with. They are influential, potential role-models (or anti role-models) for impressionable minds • Good teachers cultivate curious minds, learners who will reach beyond their dot on the map to explore the world and the complexities of its contents. • Each child is a small but integral part of the next generation that will be managing this planet. • Children are, essentially, the future. So, teachers aid in the creation of the productive, intelligent citizens of tomorrow.
Inclusion and Individuality • Inclusion is a huge part of Special Education today. I believe in it’s importance in American schools. Every child has unique, individual needs for learning. Every child has the right to a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. Accommodations and modifications within that LRE are essential to the optimal learning of each child, Special Ed. or not. Moral Basis of Inclusion: Segregating kids is not ethical. People learn from one another. People who are different from each other learn even more when they have the chance to interact with each other. (Special ed. Kids and general ed. Kids)
Inclusion Continued • Moral Basis of Inclusion: Segregating kids is not ethical. People learn from one another. People who are different from each other learn even more when they have the chance to interact with each other. (Special ed. Kids and general ed. Kids). • I believe in inclusion because regardless of our differences, we are all human. We all of the same basic needs and desires. Separating students into secluded groups, in a school setting is a moral disservice and as sickeningly wrong as racial segregation.
Student-Teacher Relationships • I am a firm believer in the convergence of mutual respect and friendship between students and teachers. • The teacher should establish general rules with her students and follow through with consequences for inappropriate behavior. • However, teachers have to care about their students before they even begin to expect that respect from them. • Teachers change lives- It cannot be accomplished solely through the medium of authority. • Loving teaching doesn’t mean loving money- it means loving people.
