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8/8/2019 Reflective Statement for PTS #11
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I think this standard wants me to recognize not only how to act professionally when
teaching, but how to also adjust my teaching methods in order to both satisfy school policies and
constantly improve students education and knowledge. While it is important to address students
individual needs, it must be done without compromising any set school policies and procedures.
By understanding legal issues and policies, such as No Child Left Behind, I will better be able to
educate my students while adhering to set standards. Every student is different, meaning that I
must learn how to teach in order to tailor to each individuals needs. If I learn how to do this, then
I can plan instructional activities that vary in order to address all students differences.
The artifact I chose for this standard is an essay analyzing specific federal mandate of the
No Child Left Behind Act, addressing issues surrounding the education and assessment of
students with disabilities. In this essay, I address how the goals and standards set through
NCLB are ideal, yet they are not realistically attainable. Changes have been made over the
years on how to classify students with disabilities, primarily with learning disabilities. These
changes have directly affected the assessment of students with disabilities, skewing national data
such as NAEP scores and individual schools AYP results. I now better understand that as a
teacher, I can create alternate assessments in order to appropriately test students with disabilities
and their education rather than strictly teaching to the test.
Through my research done on both No Child Left Behind and the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, I was exposed to a number of different perspectives on how NCLB
has affected disadvantaged students, including both students with disabilities and limited English
proficiency students. As a prospective teacher, I now realize that I must consider each individual
students personal needs within my classroom. Even if a specific child is not classified as
requiring special education services, each student still deserves an equal opportunity for
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education, thus I must provide them with a variety of teaching methods in order to best educate
them. Although NCLB is undergoing reauthorization currently, I have realized that I do not want
to teach to the test. Students do not learn that way. If a student enters the 3rd
grade at a 1st
grade
reading level, I would be very satisfied to help that student achieve a 2nd grade reading level by
the end of the year.
By completing research on students with disabilities and how they are educated and
assessed according to set state standards, I feel more prepared to teach and learn in a diverse
society. I now understand how to address students with different needs. Additionally, if I am
every unsure of how to specifically educate and assess an individual student, the school district
will surely assist me with the curriculum since it is the responsibility of each district. I look
forward to using this knowledge in my future and am confident that my future experiences will
furthermore build upon these understandings as well.