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Course Reflections

I am very glad that ID-3051 is a required course for being certified as a teacher of children with special needs. It provided the resources that a teacher could use to have the ability to get the student the technology advances to help them perform effectively as a student and as a person. If it was not a required course, I would recommend it for anyone going into special education.

As a future teacher of children with special needs, this course gives future teachers the information necessary to find advances in technology to aid their students to be able to demonstrate their knowledge of the material they are studying, As a disabled student, myself, I can relate to their frustration with the educational system as it stands today. They feel left out, and an outcast and that they have nothing to contribute to society. I am determined to overcome my problems and become a teacher of children with disabilities, get into the educational system, and do whatever I can to get the students the whatever help they might need to become successful as a student and as a productive member of our society. I feel that I can be a positive example for them, not letting my age or disability from getting in my way. I can relate to their feelings, the life of a person with no hope is very painful and discouraging. I feel that NO one should feel hopeless and helpless about their problems, but that they should feel encouraged that there are things available to help them be successful in school and in life. I have learned about various High-level, Mid-level, and Low-Level advancements in technology and physical adaptations to assist students. I have also explored different applications to help me as a teacher to effectively reach my students. I believe I have the mindset to encourage students to not be afraid of technology, but to use it to their advantage and for their success. I feel that the education system needs to step and embrace the students with special needs and help them become successful and productive. When I got sick with Multiple Sclerosis, the company I was working for did not cast me aside, because they knew I had the background and experience in communications that they could still use. As dominant as computers and computer aided devices have become in our society, this will help society accept them in. Computer skills are a must today, disabled students may be slower at times than others, but they cannot be left out and classified as useless members of society, because if given a chance, they can be useful members of society..

Dr. Yildiz, you have instilled in me the confidence in me that there is help available with all the new technological advances to help the students. Furthermore besides being their teachers, we are also their advocates to get them the help that they need to become successful as students and as future members of our society. I appreciate the enthusiasm and resourcefulness you bring to the class and the subject matter. Your enthusiasm inspires your students, I am one of them.