TEACHING PHILOSOPHY: Every child deserves an adult willing and ready to advocate for their needs and right to an appropriate education. I create an inclusive learning environment in every step of every day. My students know we are a family, and that I am their cheerleader. As a Special Education teacher, my life seems full of goals. Each of my students have an IEP full of goals that I must, by law, work on. But I like to think of their IEP goals as a floor, not a ceiling. My students have the potential to reach any goal and achieve anything they set their minds to. My personal goal for my students is to have them leave me a better person with more insight and skills than when they came. My goals for myself when teaching is to learn as much as I can from the other teachers around me and this year, to become more of a leader in my school, by volunteering for more committees and getting involved in as many school activities as possible.
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