Our first visit
there, we feel in love with the students and we learned about their disabilities
and what they can and cannot eat or do. So every week we came up with activities and
snacks then we would buy the snacks and whatever the activity was (i.e. tossing
a ball, mini frizzbees, or dancing etc.).
Our second to last time there we were playing catch with little balls,
when the one girl Myah was taken out of her wheelchair and put on the floor.
Now Myah who was ten at the time, cannot walk, crawl, or talk. So she was just relaxing sitting on the floor
while we rolled the ball to her and her aid would help her with the ball. All of a sudden Myah changed positions and
was on all fours and started crawling for the first time ever. Everyone in the room was silent and
stunned. She only went about two feet
before she collapsed but we were so proud of her. 
That was
my big Aha moment. Right then and there
I decided I officially wanted to be a Special education teacher. Those teachers see so many different kinds of miracles
and they are a huge part of those students’ lives. Special education teachers made a huge difference
in my brother’s life (he’s handicapped), my brother never crawled but he
learned to walk and socialize after years of being in the hospital and four
open heart surgeries. His teachers gave
him encouragement and support every step of the way. They never gave up on him,
when everyone said he couldn’t do something. Anyone can learn no matter what the
circumstances are.
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