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Florentino Juarez
EDU 203
My inspiration to teach came from my family. First, I’ve always had a strong supportive
foundation from my parents and sisters. They always encouraged me to stay in school and pursue
whatever I wanted to become. Second reason why I want to pursue teaching was the birth of my
niece. I see the support that I received and now the support that my niece is receiving as she
growing up. I see children who don’t have a solid foundation of support at home and lack of
positive adult figures. Becoming a teach will fulfill a passion of mine that will give the support to
children who need a support system to grow as individuals. My interpersonal skills, the ability
listening compassionately, and eagerness to uplift my community will serve me best to work
We are all different. It is what makes us all unique and interesting human beings
(Gargiulo, p.3, 2015). Gargiulo and Kilgo remind us than an individual with a disability is first
and foremost a person, a student more similar to than different from his or her typically
developing classmates. The fact that a pupil has been identified as having a disability should
never prevent us from realizing just how typical he or she is in many other ways. As teachers, we
must focus on the child, not the impairment; separate the ability from the disability; and see the
person’s strengths rather than weaknesses (Garguilo, p.6, 2015). Special Education classes didn’t
appear in public schools until the second half of the nineteenth century and beginning of the
twentieth century. Every child is deserving of an education, schools and teachers must adjust to
every student’s needs so they can be better learning and retaining the material.
I’ve learned after observing in a classroom with students with severe autism, it is a very
demanding job. During readings or discussions, you will be interrupted with students talking out
of place, not keeping their hands to themselves, and students moving around. As a special
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management of disruptive and assaultive behavior. Children with learning disabilities may have
an impulse to release serotonin from their bodies, so some will bang their heads on a wall or the
floor. A method to help the student release serotonin is to press on their body from shoulders all
the way to their feet, so that the child’s impulse to release serotonin isn’t harmful to where they
bang their head and hurt themselves. It is important to keep an open mind to learn new research
methods and taking as much trainings to further serve and provide an impactful education to
In order to be a successful teacher, you must possess certain qualities that only some
people have. Being patient is a vital one, regardless of the grade you teach your patience will be
tested. If you are not listening to your students, as a teacher, you are not making your job easier.
With listening, you’ll be able to build rapport with student assuring them they are being heard
and noticed. Being a substitute teacher, I will be able to see the functions of a classroom and
Education. Before transferring to either Nevada State College or UNLV, I will have had passed
the Praxis I exam. With appropriate time to study and prepare for the Praxis I exam, passing
results will lead to entering the desired school’s education program. Similar steps are taken
approaching my Bachelor’s Degree as I will have to have completed the Praxis II exam. By
completing the Praxis II exam before graduation only soothes the transition into a classroom.
Once I’m a licensed teacher and in the classroom, I would like to continue and either purse my
Reference
Gargiulo, R. M. (2015). Special education in contemporary society (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks,