Rachel is a junior at UNH with a passion for learning. Although she has always loved to learn, Rachel’s learning disability was always seen before her thirst for knowledge. Trying out different majors at UNH, Rachel is not sure what she will finally major in but she does know that her dream is to create educational change in our schools for students with disabilities.
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BEING A STUDENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
INTERNING IN A SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM
LEARNING TO LOVE TO WRITE
MAKING THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE
ACCOMMODATIONS
STRATEGIES
CHOOSING A MAJOR
MAKING EDUCATION CHANGE
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INTERNING IN A SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM
I am taking an education class that has me working in special education with third and fourth graders. It hurts me so much to see the way things are. The way the teachers handle the kids with learning disabilities is that the kids are not doing it right. It is not the teachers. I have heard comments like, “she just does not get it”. I’m thinking maybe you are not taking it at her level and thinking what are we going to need to do to help her to understand. In public education, everyone is supposed to learn the same way. There are so many different learning styles but only a very linear style is taught. The reason it is taking her so long is that it is being taught in a way that she can’t figure out. They are approaching it like it’s her problem. I don’t think it is.