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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LEARNING TO LOVE TO WRITE
I was teased in my classes because I was always talkative and raising my hand and asking questions while everyone else was passive. I had this desire to learn, this thirst that no one was noticing. I am an English major now. In high school I hated those classes because they centered around grammar, not about the ideas and content that you got out. I started to develop my writing in English 401 my freshman year. There were a lot of discussions about ideas. It began to intrigue me because my writing wasn’t looked at so critically like before. English are the best grades I have gotten in college and it is at the heart of my learning disability.