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Jaida Vue - Ed 10 Reflection Template 4

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Jaida Vue

Mrs. Aguilar

EDUC 10, Spring 2023

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.

However, I have noticed, when he is well-balanced, he is able to work efficiently and

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.

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