When I was in elementary school, there was a boy in my class who was born with a disability not allowing him to walk and he will always have to be pushed around in a wheel chair. Spencer was held back a grade but he just graduated this year with the class of 2013. Teachers gave Spencer the same chance that they gave the other students, and although he is different, he was never treated differently. I have been into several different classrooms to shadow the teacher and be a student-helper and in a couple of the classes that I attended, there were students with disabilities. Just like with Spencer, the teachers never treated these students any differently, they were given the same opportunities and disciplined just like the other students when they did something wrong.
As educators, I think that we meet the needs with our willingness to help and our strive for success. As we enter the classroom, we must be prepared for not just 15+ students, we have to be prepared for 15+ personalities. Every student that comes into the classroom is going to be their own person and as teachers, it is our job to adjust and do all that we can to assure that each student gets his/her opportunity to succeed.
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