Today began a beautiful journey into my pre-internship. I
was placed into a second/third grade combined all inclusion classroom at United
Cerebral Palsy Charter School. This will be a great challenge and will help to
either reinforce my idea for the future or allow me to steer in another
direction.
I was quite nervous going in on my first day…I had no idea
what to even expect! Well, whatever was in my head of what I thought would
happen, didn’t. My first day was better than I could have ever dreamt. One of
my students with Cerebral Palsy walked for the first time in a walker. Her mom
came and videoed the whole thing, the class cheered her on and I quietly stood
in disbelief holding back my tears. I didn’t realize that I could feel so proud
of someone that I knew for a couple of hours. My heart felt as though it was
bursting through my dress. These special moments define one of the many reasons
why I want to go into education. Teachers get to go on a life journey of
learning with their students and student’s families..it is an AMAZING gift!
Just as I expected Day 1 has already confirmed that special education and early
childhood is exactly where I see myself – so, I will continue to chase this
dream this semester, one day at a time!
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