Pursuing A Degree In Special Education Essay

I have wanted to be a teacher since I was 4 years old. I was lucky enough to have amazing parents who let me set up a classroom in our living room and leave it set up for days at a time until they realized my passion for teaching wasn’t going away. Then they let me occupy half of our basement and turn it into a classroom. They got me a whiteboard/chalkboard and even bought me desks. In my head I was the best teacher out there; I was all my imaginary students’ favorite teacher. I feel because this dream started so young I will put forth whatever effort needs to be given to be able to become not only my imaginary students’ favorite teacher, but my future ones as well.
A quote from Anthony J. D’Angelo says, “Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.” I have such a strong passion for receiving my masters in special education because I thrive to learn more and to possess the knowledge and information to educate people about things they may not know. It is my hope to use this passion to achieve success in not only my career, but in my personal life as well. Teachers and school districts, now more than ever before, have such a commitment and responsibility to teaching
special needs students. That is why teachers with a master in special education are so valuable. Having a master in any education program allows a teacher to grow and develop while learning to expand their skills on how to create a sufficient classroom and learn up to date strategies to assess students of all ages and abilities.
A master’s degree in special education will not only help me be a more successful special education teacher, but will also help me better understand all the diverse capabilities of special need students and how to integrate the students into the classroom. As a special education teacher I will take on a unique challenge of working with students who are cognitively, physically or emotionally impaired, knowing that these students needs differ significantly from those of their classmates. While receiving my master in special education I will acquire new skills that will help me for the rest of my career.
I realize that receiving a master’s degree will not be easy, but there are few people in this world who have a work ethic like I do.
This quality in me will make this hard experience one step easier. I hold myself to a high standard and if I want to be the best special education teacher I need to take all measures necessary to do so. That means putting in more work than a normal person by taking the steps to acquirer something that is not easy to get and something that not everyone has. I have so much passion for teaching and receiving this master degree will only help me obtain better skills and knowledge of my profession that will only enhance my passion and help me get the proper education to better express it through my teaching styles and understanding of my career
choice.