Samantha Haas
SPED 330
Final Refection
Throughout this short, but intense 3 week class I have learned a great deal about individuals with disabilities and their role in society over the years. I never really knew how misunderstood the term disability was over the years. The misunderstandings of disabilities lead to mistreatment of individuals with disabilities by members of society, government, and doctors. This class taught me that in thinking that society is fair to everyone I am very wrong. I used to think that everyone is treated equally and I learned over the past three weeks that that is not true and although the government has made policies to try and make it equal it is still not so.
The information that I have learned over the past three weeks will help me for the rest of my career. The rising popularity of inclusion in the classroom will require me to work with individuals with disabilities. These students with disabilities will need to be given accommodations that allow them to succeed in my classroom. The treatment of the students with disabilities may not be the same for all students, but it will be fair in that each student will receive the accommodations and teaching style they need to be able to succeed to the best of their educational abilities.
The teachings from this class and the readings that went along with it, will always be in the back of my mind and will always be present in my teachings. I will be sure that the unjust among these individuals will not continue in my classroom.
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