Special Education Quotes
Being a Special Education Teacher is not an easy job. Some days, we must be reminded why we chose this profession. Here are some quotes that have helped me remember the importance of our work, many of which are from unknown authors
“If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world”.
“Fair isn’t everybody getting the same thing…Fair is everybody getting what they need in order to be successful”.
“Every student can learn, just now on the same day or in the same way”.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
“No Child Left Behind requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special Education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms”.
“In special education, there’s too much emphasis placed on the deficit and not enough on the strength.”
“There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book”.
“A child with special needs.. requires love, requires guidance, requires encouragement, requires positive influences, requires a life teacher… JUST LIKE ALL OTHER CHILDREN”.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
“If kids come to us from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our job easier. If they do not come to us from strong, healthy, functioning families, it makes our job more important”
“A good special education teacher is hard to find and even harder to hang on to.”
“Our job is to teach the kids we have. Not the ones we used to have. Not the ones we would like to have. The ones we have right now…all of them”.
“Special Education is a service, not a place!”
“Just because it’s taking time, doesn’t mean it’s not happening”
“Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.”
“It’s not a competition, it’s a doorway.”
“I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That’s what I planned to do with my life.”
“Love yourself. Then forget it. Then, love the world.”
“Grow your awareness!”
“An entrepreneur cannot be trained. A man becomes and entrepreneur by seizing an opportunity and filling the gap. No special education is required for such a display of keen judgment, foresight, and energy.”
“Different doesn’t mean wrong.”
“See the able, not the label”.
“The only disability in life is a bad attitude”.
“Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”.
“Don’t underestimate me. I know more than I say, I think more than I speak, and I notice more than you realize”.
“Don’t tell me the sky is the limit when I know there are footprints on the moon”.
“Only a special person can hear what a child cannot say”
“Plants the seeds of knowledge that will grow forever.”
“Don’t underestimate me. I know more than I say, I think more than I speak, and I notice more than you realize”.
“Don’t tell me the sky is the limit when I know there are footprints on the moon”.
“Only a special person can hear what a child cannot say”.
These quotes about special education are our daily motivations for choosing this profession. Despite the challenges, they remind us of the initial reasons we embarked on this journey. Ultimately, our dedication to the children drives us to continue this important work.
