Post on 19-Oct-2014
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Being a special education teacher can be a very rewarding job if you put your heart into it. You get to teach children with, cognitive, physical and emotional disabilities. You get to teach them not only academic skills but social and life skills. What got me into this field was previously working with children who have autism. I will be researching:♥Nature of Work♥Working Conditions♥Training, Qualifications, Advancement♥Job Outlook/Employment♥Earnings♥Related Occupation
Help to develop an Individualized Education Program (IEP) Instructing and monitoring student progressTeaching life skillsTeaching AcademicsPersonal care
Physical Work Conditions:
Mostly indoor but also outdoor
Noisy, loud distracting classrooms
Near other students and teachers
Speak loud and clearly in front of groups
Stand to teach and assist students
Heavy work loads of paper work
Mental Working Conditions:
Stress due to heavy work loads
Making decisions for others
Dealing with upset parents
Responsible for health and safety of others
Communication between parents, students and co-workers
Hours:
36.5 hours per week for a 10 month school year
Have to take work home often
Qualifications:
•Patient
•Understanding
•Caring
•Corresponding
•Work under pressure
•Organized
•Speak well
•Get along with others
•Listen well
•Motivate others
•Creative
•Acceptance to others
Training:•High school diploma•Have bachelors degree•In some cases masters•Complete teacher training program•Pass state licensing exams•Student teacher internship•Early childhood learning program (lake view offers this class)•Curriculum and instruction (Harper Woods offers this class)
Advancements:
•May become supervisors or ministers
•earn advanced degrees to teach others
•Mentor
Employment is expected to increase faster then average
Number of special education teachers is expecting to increase 17% between 2008-2018
Number of kids diagnosed with disabilities is increasing and so are teachers for them Throughout the state of Michigan there are currently 428 job openings
I would be willing to work anywhere in the state of Michigan
Pre-school, kindergarten and elementary school special needs teachers earn around $50,020
Middle school education teaches earn around $50,810
High school teachers earned around $51,340
Lifestyle goals:
earn between 70,000-80,000
Money does not match my circumstances
Fist purchase would be a car
Occupational TherapistResponsibilities:
Help others improve daily tasks
Use treatments to develop recovery
Work with patients suffering from physical, mental or developing problems
Help clients become independent again
Work conditions:
Indoor/outdoor
Very physical and hands on
Near people
In cars driving home to home
Spacious-equipment filled rooms
Training:
Master’s degree or higher in occupation therapy
National certifying exam
4 doctoral degree programs
High school courses in biology
Earnings:
Home health care services$74,510
Nursing care facilities72,790
Offices of other health care practitioners69,360
General medical and surgicalhospitals68,100
Elementary and secondary schools60,020Why this is my back up plan:
I enjoy elderly people
Satisfaction of helping others
Very physical
Similar education needs
Outlook:
Expecting to increase 26% between 2008-2018
Increasing with the elderly population
I feel that being a special education teacher would make me feel like I am giving back to those who have limitations by giving them my best. After researching more of this topic I think I would make a good special education teacher, giving love and passion to all of my students. The one I look forward to the most is reaching my education goals so I may start working in this field and coming up with fun lesson plans. One thing I least look forward to is having to take extra work home with me to finish. My learning experiences overall is that you can never be close-minded about a situation or student.
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5244893_roles-responsibilities-special-education-teachers.html
http://www.monster.com/
http://www.healthguideusa.org/careers/occupational_therapist_working_conditions.htm
http://www.mayo.edu/mshs/pt-career.html