Jaida Vue - Ed 10 Reflection Template 4
Jaida Vue - Ed 10 Reflection Template 4
Jaida Vue - Ed 10 Reflection Template 4
Jaida Vue
Mrs. Aguilar
6 March 2023
Reflection #4
During the past two years of being in CTE, I have placed myself into the same
community classroom. Working in the same classroom has given me the opportunity to compare
and contrast the differences between groups of students. Especially because the specialized
classroom is a “high-needs” class. Though the classroom is a “high-needs” class, the students
have shown me that there are so many different ways to: learn, grow, and manage physical and
mental difficulties.
Among all my students, I have monitored and stayed with one child who deals with a
pre-existing condition, diabetes. I have been by his side for the past two years, which he was held
back into first grade. Being with him for two years, I have seen major progress with attitude,
behavior, and learning habits. Usually, when his blood sugar is high, he is very energetic and
talkative, but when his blood sugar reaches below 50, he begins to become very tired and silent.
productively. There have been some incidents where he would speak out of turn, hit someone, or
use inappropriate language. During that time, my teacher and I noticed that his blood sugar was
very high. We have been doing some research, studying, and monitoring if there is a correlation
between his blood sugar and behavior, in which we have found that there may be. Furthermore,
with his known condition and behavior, my teacher responded to it very professionally and
friendly. When he knows he is low, he will approach my teacher, in which when he is very low,
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he is given a juice box or snack. When he is very high, he must call the nurse and be transported
to the nurses office. Being so young with this condition, I have noticed that he handles his
situations very well. He is often very calm and understanding when he is either high or low. To
monitor his blood sugar levels, we have a phone that tracks his levels, in which this must be
monitored every 15 minutes, right after recess, and right after P.E.
My child in my classroom has stood out to me every year. I believe this is because he is
able to balance having diabetes and an education while being away from his parents. It is
amazing how he can put trust into his teacher and how the teacher can adopt a medical
monitoring device and accommodate to a medical need. Also, being able to see such students
relate and empathize with one another is astonishing. In the book, Those Who Can Teach, it
states, “Inclusion thrives in schools that have a shared vision for the school’s purposes…” (Ryan
et al. #73). Because of such interaction by the young students, they have created a sense of
inclusion for all students, not just in the classroom, but students from all over the campus.
Inclusion isn’t only accomplished by the school or teachers, but the students as well.
Though my kids are much younger than me, I have grown to develop a large portion of
respect for my students. Out of all the students I have met, my classroom has shown me a
different side of learning and growing. It is no easy task to balance a great education with a
disability; therefore, I respect the way they choose to treat and perform their work as little human
beings.