Special Education Interview by Megan Owens https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75 Megan Owens Interviewing Mrs. Hutto en-us 2018-11-08 15:24:08 UTC 2023-08-14 14:36:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png How Long Have You Been Teaching Special Needs? megantowens https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302120351 I have been teaching in a regular classroom for 28 years, but only been in Special Ed for two. ]]> 2018-11-08 15:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302120351 What made you choose teaching Special Needs children in Particular? megantowens https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302124926 I chose this profession because I love Children, and I specifically chose Special Needs because there were so many students in my class that had IEP's and I noticed they needed extra help. I felt that if I helped not only the ones in my class but everyone in the whole school, so I became in charge of the special needs program. I wanted to make a difference in everyone's life, and now that I have I will never go back to being a teacher in a regular classroom. ]]> 2018-11-08 15:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302124926 How have your ideas towards teaching change from year to year? megantowens https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302132461 Well my first year I wanted to quit. I had so many students with IEP's and I had no idea what to do or how to get everyone involved. Now 28 years later, I have so many different Ideas coming from every which way. I am always creating new things, or remaking my old projects to fit a different students learning style. ]]> 2018-11-08 15:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302132461 How does teaching children with special needs differ from teaching other students? megantowens https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302135090 Teaching children with special needs is way harder because something new happens everyday. One day so and so could be crying because of a pencil and the next they could be punching you because they are mad at that pencil. Teaching other students would be more of a daily routine and sometimes things would be different or random, but it wouldn't change their whole life if we have a fire drill like it would for a special needs learner. ]]> 2018-11-08 15:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302135090 What advice would you give me for teaching special needs children in the classroom? megantowens https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302137928 I would say be patient with the students and try to adapt the classroom to help them learn. I believe each classroom should have a different classroom structure that fits their students.  ]]> 2018-11-08 15:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302137928 What changes would you make to the educational system with regard to the special need system? megantowens https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302141866 I would have more funds go to the special needs program, and have the classrooms be bigger. We have so many kids go in and out of the classroom that I believe it is not big enough for all of them. I think if we have more funds we would be able to have more learning experiences and books for the students. ]]> 2018-11-08 15:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302141866 If you could choose another field would you? megantowens https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302144419 2018-11-08 16:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/megantowens/p5kvrh6c6o75/wish/302144419