Special Edu Interview by Jaden Cain https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65 en-us 2022-11-07 21:21:38 UTC 2026-03-02 16:50:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3eb.png Interview Signature Page 447693bulldog https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373894626 2022-11-07 21:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373894626 How long have you been teaching special needs children? 447693bulldog https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373898147 - "Ive been inside the classroom for a total of 8 years, but have only been teaching for three years"
- She was a para for 5 years while being in school ]]> 2022-11-07 21:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373898147 What made you choose the teaching profession and, in particular, teaching special needs children? 447693bulldog https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373904814 Trying to find a job while in college was hard but a friend got her a job as a para to become "less broke". Back then they called special education classrooms the "Autism Room". She fell in love with the kids and decided she wanted to be apart of their experience for the rest of her life.]]> 2022-11-07 21:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373904814 How have your ideas toward teaching changed with each passing year of experience? Can you recall your ideas about teaching when you were an educational student like me? What were they? What are they now? 447693bulldog https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373911234 Each passing year of experience she has moved more and more away from negative reinforcement. "When I first became a student for education I was really confused on how I was going to have every minute of the day planned out". She explains how that is impossible in a special education classroom. She said you're lucky if you get a bathroom break and more than 10 minutes for lunch. ]]> 2022-11-07 22:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373911234 How does teaching kids with special needs differ from teaching other children? What are some challenges you face in teaching special needs children? What are some rewards in teaching special needs children? 447693bulldog https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373918765 "Teaching special needs children compared to other children is not really that much different to me. Obviously, it requires a lot more patience"
Her biggest challenge was learning how to teach nonverbal students. "Students will kick scream and cry and your job is to try to give them want they want"
The biggest reward she has noticed so far is she gets to be a part of their lives for a longer period of time.

]]> 2022-11-07 22:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373918765 What advice can you give me for teaching children with special needs in the regular educational classroom? 447693bulldog https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373926043 She said to make them feel included and encouraged in the classroom and that will help them thrive in the classroom. ]]> 2022-11-07 22:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373926043 What changes, if any would you make to the educational system with regard to special needs children? 447693bulldog https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373937779 "I wish we could offer the same setup as HeartSpring" 
She believes students need more help than what a para can offer. They need specialists and fully integrated therapy included in the classroom. That would be a dream come true for the educational system.]]> 2022-11-07 22:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373937779 If you could choose another career field, would you? 447693bulldog https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373941187 The only other career she could see herself doing now is becoming a BCBA. She said being a behavior analyst she could share her knowledge and keep pushing for change and learning in behaviors. ]]> 2022-11-07 22:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/447693bulldog/v2q0gq2sollwwi65/wish/2373941187