But you know they drool right?

Over the past year I have been truly blessed to work in a great school district. I have been given multiple opportunities to explore and get a feel of the multiple fields of special education. Working as a computer technician really gave the the freedom to get a hands on experience in different classrooms. I got my degree in Behavioral Health Science because I wanted to know the science of Why chemically and emotionally children with disabilities act and react the way they do so I could better grasp a concept of how to teach them. After I finished the first part of the Teach Mississippi Institute alternate route program my goal was to go to each of the Special Education classrooms in my school and really get a hands on experience of the different fields. 

The severe and profound classroom is really where I felt my heart belong. When I finally made my choice on which direction to take, God really just opened the doors and put the right people in front of me. I spoke with my principal, and she was amazingly supportive when it came to interviews and gave me amazing advice when it came to following my heart in a smart way. A relative of my husband works in the field of Severe and Profound and a job at her school just opened up. I interviewed and was offered a job! It all happened pretty fast and while I am SO sad to be leaving my school and my district, I am excited for the opportunity that has been placed in front of me.

I told my husband I had an offer for a position of Multi-handicapped teacher, one of the first words out of my husbands mouth was "but you know they drool right?" Now before you all start to get mad and defensive please keep in mind that he is VERY uneducated when it comes to special education and teaching those with special needs. He has never been around anyone with special needs or serious health problems like these. I just laughed it off and told him yes these were the children who drool and have adult diapers....That's all it took ha-ha. He was done with that conversation. Even though he was proud of me for following my heart and getting a job that I am passionate about; he is a complete germ-phoebe and can't stand the thought of his own bodily functions let alone functions belonging to another person.

I will be in a class with 6 beautiful children who have Multi-handicaps. I thankfully have an assistant who has been part of this class for over 5 years. I have chosen a "Nature and botanical garden theme. 

Oh and on a side note I got my acceptance letter into the Dyslexia Therapy Masters Program!!!!