“I’M SO STUPID,” a wail disrupts the special education classroom I’m visiting. It’s been relatively calm the last half hour, and I look over, surprised at the sudden outburst. The student in question has major behavioral issues, and has been in and out of the classroom all morning. He’s thrown temper tantrums reminiscent of aContinue reading “Tales from a Special Ed Classroom”
Category Archives: Special Ed and Disabilities
Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
I’m back! The last six months have been insanely busy for me between getting married, finishing Sophomore Year, helping Mitch move, and apartment flood, etc. Despite the craziness, it was a good semester and I learned a lot. So now I’m back and I have a ton of planned blogposts sharing some of the thingsContinue reading “Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing”
Plyskiv
I wish I could take you to see pictures of Plyskiv first hand. I wish you could experience it yourself. I wish I could show you the pictures of the faces of those who live there, but I can’t do these things. I must do my best with the words God has given me toContinue reading “Plyskiv”
An Opportunity to Give
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! This is one of my favorite times of the year. Everyone just seems to be in better spirits: it’s the end of the semester, Christmas is coming, you get to see family, eat good food, listen to good music, etc. etc. It’s the time of year where we are thankful to beContinue reading “An Opportunity to Give”
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Well, I have not been very active on here lately. I’ll do a college post soon to catch everyone up on my adventures here, but for now, I’ll continue my Down Syndrome Awareness series that I’ve been doing on Facebook. In case you’ve missed some of those, October is Down Syndrome Awareness month and IContinue reading “Down Syndrome Awareness Month”
Achieve Camp
Last week, I had an incredible opportunity to go to Camp Bighorn in Montana to be with teens and adults with special needs. Over the course of the four-day camp, we took them through a ropes course, rock climbing, zip-lining, rafting, horse-back-riding, and swimming! We played games, made some crafts, and created lifetime memories. ThisContinue reading “Achieve Camp”