Homelessness in The Glass Castle In the 1960s, according to American Civil Liberties Union, 20% of the United States population were homeless, and shunned from the rest of society because of stereotypes. The Glass Castle is a memoir written by Jeannette Walls, to tell the story of her life growing up as a homeless child with an alcoholic father and an artistic mother. Her memoir is a story about relationships, and how the outside world influences them. In The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, homeless people are marginalized as uneducated, reckless and mentally unstable.
I am a firm believer in the transformative nature of strong special education and deeply committed to creating equitable learning environments in my classroom and helping all individuals flourish. I am confident in my ability as a general educator and have a desire to make best support my students with special needs through individualized education. With dedication in the Roger Williams master program, I am confident in the positive impact I can have both academically and socially for students with diverse abilities, and develop as a future special educator. As a future special education teacher, I will continue to lead my classroom with warmth and inclusivity.
I truly believe this world is an exciting place to live and every day can be filled with wonder. These wonders should be able to reach anyone regardless of ability, race, gender, or class. Society, unfortunately, is not set up equitably to allow all people to experience these wonders especially if you face challenges because of a disability. I want to change that by becoming a Special Education Teacher. I want to foster youth with special needs to become the best them they can be.
Education is the most important part of a child's development. If we look closer at education, we can see that it is more than just the subjects being taught, it is also the connections the student makes across their life. Schools are the social development grounds for children to teenagers, fostering relationships one will probably never see again in their lifetime. These diverse communities are essential to a child's development, opening their eyes to lives outside their own will create a welcoming environment among students. That is why I feel that the education field is one of the most important jobs in the world.
I believe that education is an individual, unique experience for every student who enters a classroom. In order for children to benefit from what schools offer, I think teachers must fully understand the significance of their job. I consider teaching to be a lifestyle. I believe that the best teachers have a deep rooted passion for what they are doing. As professionals enabled with the education of adolescents, I believe that teachers should promote learning and growth academically, individually, and honorably.
I absolutely love being an educator. With twenty-one years of teaching experience, I can think of no profession that is more rewarding. This manifests itself in my teaching with a warm, safe and loving learning environment. I have always held myself accountable for creating a love of school and a love of learning within my students.
My goal in life is to become a teacher who can influence the lives of her students in a positive way. I want to be the teacher they will remember for their entire lives because I helped them become a better person, student, or because I motivated them or encouraged them like no one else could. I feel like my current extracurricular activity at The First Presbyterian Church McKinney could definitely help me fulfill my goals. I am given my own class to teach and care for and at the same time I get to interact and bond with the age group that I one day hope to teach. This allows me to really get an idea of what it would be like when I get to teach my own class and what I can begin looking forward to.
A teacher “presents the past, reveals the present, and creates the future”. As an educator, doing so is my passion. As I noticed in your mission statement “Learning today, leading tomorrow”, these are values that are important to your district as well. My special education background has helped me learn how to work with a variety of individuals, and I feel that it is reflected in my teaching. I work hard to help students realize their full potential through building rapport and focusing on the many strengths that students possess.
From as far back as I can remember, education has been one of the most important aspects of my life. I have always been passionate about my education; graduating in the top 20% of both my high school and undergraduate classes. I soon realized that, in addition to my love of learning, I also had a passion for helping others to learn. I began tutoring family members as well as children who lived in my neighborhood. After seeing the improvement that resulted from my dedication to those children, I had no doubt about which career to pursue.
I believe that each student is a matchless individual who needs a safe, encouraging environment to flourish. As an educator, my goal is to help students grow socially, emotionally, and intellectually to achieve their wildest dreams through gaining lifetime learning skills. Like the Progressive education philosophy, I believe children should learn by pursing answers for their questions through problem solving and critical thinking activities such as analyzing, synthesizing, classifying and predicting. Students need to discover for themselves and practice skills in different lifelike situations. In my classroom, students use hands-on activities, internet resources, and small group discussions.
I believe that all students are capable of learning and that it is the role of the teacher to ensure that each student, no matter their academic level, succeeds in the classroom environment. To achieve this goal, each student must be presented an educational environment where they are able to grow mentally, socially, and emotionally. Because each student is unique, I will assist each in developing their own learning styles. As a future elementary level educator, I believe that there are four essential elements that I must take a stand on. (1) The true purpose of school.
Education and volunteerism have always been important to me. My grandmother made it clear that not going to college was not an option. I am a first-generation college graduate in my family. I am grateful for my grandmother because she pushed and installed the importance of having an education. She also pushed me to volunteer as a youth.
As an educator, I want to provide my students the most and best support that will guide them to academic success. I want to strive to meet their developmental needs and for them to recognize that I will do whatever it takes to give them a quality education. I aim to build a strong relationships with the families of my students, and create opportunities that will promote this relationship. I will recognize that although my students in my classroom share the same grade level, they don’t all share similar knowledge, experiences, and understandings for the whole classroom, and these aspects shouldn’t be generalized. The students that are in lower academic levels as their peers, I intend to give them adequate help, and seek other educators for guidance
Teaching young minds is a task that cannot be taken lightly. It is full of challenges, frustrations, and responsibilities. In special education, some of these challenges and responsibilities tend grow larger depending on a student’s disability. But, these challenges do not simply have to be a major problem.
A Philosophy of Special Education The profession of teaching can be challenging at times. It is a constant juggling act of ongoing responsibilities; including classroom management, engagement, and curriculum. Add in the prospect of teaching multiple students with special needs and it is downright overwhelming.
