Special Education Preschool Teacher: Interview With Ms. Renee Kopp

My interview with Ms. Renee Kopp a Special Education Preschool Teacher who closely works with students with ASD, the interview took place March 2,2018 at Kester Elementary school. She has been working with LAUSD for 40 years. She began working as a teacher when she was 25 years old and became a special education teacher 5 years later. She received her bachelor’s degree in the field of Early childhood education and received her master’s degree in special education. Ms. Kopp is my sons former and current special education teacher. As a parent of a child with ASD, it was a pleasure to interview Ms. Kopp.
I started the interview of Ms.Kopp with “How have you seen the composition of the special classroom changed over the years that you have been teaching? She said “This is something that I personally have experienced, I have seen that many more children with disabilities are being taught now than thirty years ago. The Education systems has created a superior environment for the students. The environment that has been created is free from limitations and challenges the individual. It has changed so much over the years it didn’t use to be like this. In the past many disabilities were not included due to the lack of funding. The Public schools use to exclude student with disabilities, including ASD. But not anymore, as you can see
Mrs. Kopp* received a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and master’s degree in the field of special education. It was an honor to get to interview this terrific teacher with her knowledge and vast experience in the field of special education and general education, I was so thrilled to be to interview a teacher degree that I am pursuing and in the exact same field I would love to teach. Mrs. Kopp is a Special education preschool teacher who at this moment has several ASD students in her