Special education to me is teaching students who are extraordinary. Students with special needs have intellectual and/or physical disabilities, and emotional and/or behavior disorder. As teachers, we are to provide our students with the tools to succeed to their fullest potential. I will also have the privilege to help my students achieve academic success and as they get older, life skill success.

Goals, methods, and purpose drive student expectation, instruction and outcomes. We must never forget that each student is unique and therefore, each student has a different academic ability and achievement level as well as individual strengths and weakness. As a special education teacher, I must be able to adapt my instruction to correspond to my