Today my friend asked me a hard question. she knows i fully believe in inclusion and am a strong advocate for it. she asked me how i could be in a special ed classroom all day with kids with disabilities and does not have inclusion. for those of you who don't know i want to be a special ed teacher. i had to think about this question and this is what i said:'
God has called me to this profession for a reason and it is simply to be an advocate for these children with disabilities. i don't know what school i am going to be teaching at but i know that if he calls me to a school where the kids get no interaction with gen ed students then i am going to fight. God has given me this drive to fight for those who have disabilities just like i fight for myself. i will fight for my students to get to interact with gen ed students and get opportunities to be the best they can be.
that is why our society is SO messed up!!!! people hide individuals with disabilities. they think that as long as they are taken care of in their own classroom that they are just fine. NO! individuals with disabilities need to be an active part in this society. kids need to be brought up around those who have disabilities so they know how to interact with them and how to treat them
why do you think people stare all the time or think those with disabilities are dumb or there is a constant need for special ed teachers. its because people are not exposed to us with disabilities so they are afraid of the unknown. when a person comes across a disabled individual they are in shock and do not know what to do. i was just at place where they keep individuals with disabilities in that center for the majority of their life. there is something so wrong in that. those individuals then think that is where they belong and they do not belong functioning with the rest of society. society hides individuals with disabilities because they do not know what to do with them or it is too much work to incorporate them.
i am not going to lie. it is a lot of work. my parents had to fight everyday for me. they were told by doctors i would not walk or be able to do most things i do now. if they listened to those doctors then i probably would not be in college or doing what i am doing now. individuals with disabilities NEED AN ADVOCATE. they need people to fight for them and to give them a chance. we are capable of doing so many things that people think we cannot. we need those people to test boundaries and to challenge us to be better that our disability. we are all a CHILD OF GOD and that should come first. we all deserve a chance to a better life. especially us with disabilities deserve a chance to prove to the world we have amazing gifts. we are not a population that should be forgotten about. God has gifted us all with amazing qualities.
God has called me to this profession for a reason and it is simply to be an advocate for these children with disabilities. i don't know what school i am going to be teaching at but i know that if he calls me to a school where the kids get no interaction with gen ed students then i am going to fight. God has given me this drive to fight for those who have disabilities just like i fight for myself. i will fight for my students to get to interact with gen ed students and get opportunities to be the best they can be.
that is why our society is SO messed up!!!! people hide individuals with disabilities. they think that as long as they are taken care of in their own classroom that they are just fine. NO! individuals with disabilities need to be an active part in this society. kids need to be brought up around those who have disabilities so they know how to interact with them and how to treat them
why do you think people stare all the time or think those with disabilities are dumb or there is a constant need for special ed teachers. its because people are not exposed to us with disabilities so they are afraid of the unknown. when a person comes across a disabled individual they are in shock and do not know what to do. i was just at place where they keep individuals with disabilities in that center for the majority of their life. there is something so wrong in that. those individuals then think that is where they belong and they do not belong functioning with the rest of society. society hides individuals with disabilities because they do not know what to do with them or it is too much work to incorporate them.
i am not going to lie. it is a lot of work. my parents had to fight everyday for me. they were told by doctors i would not walk or be able to do most things i do now. if they listened to those doctors then i probably would not be in college or doing what i am doing now. individuals with disabilities NEED AN ADVOCATE. they need people to fight for them and to give them a chance. we are capable of doing so many things that people think we cannot. we need those people to test boundaries and to challenge us to be better that our disability. we are all a CHILD OF GOD and that should come first. we all deserve a chance to a better life. especially us with disabilities deserve a chance to prove to the world we have amazing gifts. we are not a population that should be forgotten about. God has gifted us all with amazing qualities.
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