Changing My Major

I started out as a EC-6 Generalist major, but I had a change of heart, literally. Someone very close to me child was diagnosed with Autism. I was heartbroken, so I could only imagine how that mother felt, but one of my mentors asked me why I was so upset or why I felt as if the child's life was over. It got me thinking, "Why did I automatically assume that the child's life was doomed for or over?" The child is still living and breathing and I was upset as if the child passed away. So it really got me thinking about the world's perception of special needs students. So began to look into different programs and things offered for special needs students and was amazed at the things that are actually out there for them. Last year, my high school asked me to help them with their Special Olympics, and I did. I loved it. Just to see their faces light up and to be having fun regardless of their disability or handicap was an amazing sight for me. The next semester I changed my major to Special Education.

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