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How long have you been teaching special needs children? 

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How long have you been teaching special needs children? 

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8 years

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What made you choose the teaching profession and, in particular, teaching special needs children?

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What made you choose the teaching profession and, in particular, teaching special needs children?

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"I want to make a life long positive impact on children's lives. Sometimes special needs children need a little bit more love too."

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Can you recall your ideas about teaching when you were a teacher education student like me?

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Can you recall your ideas about teaching when you were a teacher education student like me?

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Then: "I thought all the students would get it right when I taught it."
Now: "Reteach, reteach, reteach." Also, finding new creative ways to teach

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How have your ideas toward teaching changed with each passing year of experience? 

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How have your ideas toward teaching changed with each passing year of experience? 

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Different groups of children can handle different teaching styles. "You have to find the perfect fit for each class you have." Behavior issues was another one.

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What are some challenges you face in teaching special needs children? What are some rewards in teaching special needs children?

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What are some challenges you face in teaching special needs children? What are some rewards in teaching special needs children?

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Challenges: Processing problems to retain information
Rewards: How excited they get when they understand something

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How does teaching children with special needs differ from teaching other children? 

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How does teaching children with special needs differ from teaching other children? 

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"You have to come up with more creative ways for them to understand what you're teaching."

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What advice can you give me for teaching children with special needs in the regular education classroom?

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What advice can you give me for teaching children with special needs in the regular education classroom?

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Visuals are very good and using repetition a lot. "Try and find songs that incorporate what you're teaching because all students remember the songs better."

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What changes, if any, would you make to the educational system with regard to special needs children?

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What changes, if any, would you make to the educational system with regard to special needs children?

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More funding for 1 on 1 paras and for more pull outs and small group work.

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If you could choose another career field, would you?

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If you could choose another career field, would you?

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Yes, but within the school district. "I want to further my education into counseling"