You don't know me but....angelcakes141June 8 2005, 05:43:12 UTC
You don't know me but I just want to say I read a comment you made about Gateway on teaching_sp_ed and it sparked my interest. I am a special ed teacher from NC and I recently visited Gateway and just loved it. Where I live, I teach students with a variety of disabilities but some of my students are like the children at Gateway. I was very impressed with your words and the joy you got from the children. I just wanted to let you know how good it is to see someone who understands special children as I wish everyone did. God bless you.
P.S. I hope you had a wonderful time at your prom!
Re: You don't know me but....xphantasmagoricJune 8 2005, 14:37:03 UTC
Thats really nice I didnt even know there was other schools around like that besides McKiver. When I worked at Gateway ( our class only went Tues. and Thurs. and only got to stay from 10:30 till about 11:45 ) and I enjoyed every minute of it
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Re: You don't know me but....angelcakes141June 9 2005, 16:13:07 UTC
Well the county I work for sponsored a "field trip" for all our our TMD (tranable mentally disabled) and SPMD (severe/profoundly mentally disabled) teachers. About 40 of us went around Septemeber or October. We just came to check out all the wonderful things we had heard. Gateway is the only school of its kind in NC. I teach at a regular elementary school. The way they do things is very different and it works so well. It allows the children to achieve so much. I do have to admit, the children I teach are higher functioning. Most likely they are the type of kids that you said were leaving the center. Are you a junior in school? I took a class like you are in when I was in HS and it helped me decide for sure that Special Ed. was my place. I have a sister who is handicapped that inspired me. I'm glad the angels at Gateway did the same for you!
Re: You don't know me but....xphantasmagoricJune 9 2005, 16:21:35 UTC
I remember seeing alot of groups when I was there. If you can remember their all mixed up in diffrent oolored pods, I was in the blue. In blue, all of them was wheelchair bound I do believe. If you met any of the teachers I helped out Gloria in Blue 1. Yes I was a junior. It was a class called Early Childhood Education 1 and 2. ECE 1 wen to a elementary school and I didnt like it one bit. All I got to do was grade papers and staple then when I went to ECE 2 I relized that I wanted to be a special ed. teacher. A couple of others in my class are also going back. I know I cant wait. Most of my class is leaving though to go to a normal elementary school, which is sad. I never relized how attached you could get to hose kids in such a little time.
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Yes I was a junior. It was a class called Early Childhood Education 1 and 2. ECE 1 wen to a elementary school and I didnt like it one bit. All I got to do was grade papers and staple then when I went to ECE 2 I relized that I wanted to be a special ed. teacher. A couple of others in my class are also going back. I know I cant wait. Most of my class is leaving though to go to a normal elementary school, which is sad.
I never relized how attached you could get to hose kids in such a little time.
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