Why I Chose to Major in Special Education

I chose to major in special education for many different reasons. The first reason, most importantly is because I care. If I didn't care about the well being and future of these children's lives i would tell myself what are you thinking? Caring is a quality that every teacher should possess. The second reason I chose special education is to help make a difference in the future of the special needs children I will be teaching. Making an impact on a child's life for the better is one of the best ways to say you have succeeded in life. I don't have to become a millionaire to say I am successful, just knowing I can make a difference in just one child's life means that I am very successful. The final reason I chose to major in Special Education is because today more and more children are being diagnosed with different disabilities. In my opinion there are not more special needs children today than when my parents were in school, it's just now doctors know more about these different disabilities than they did twenty years ago, and because of all the new discoveries children are actually being diagnosed at earlier ages. This means that a demand for special educators is higher thus the demand to help make a difference and help a child's quality of life better is higher.