As a Special Educator since 2004, it has been my responsibility to teach students the skills necessary to be successful in high school. Student age groups have been 10th, 11th, and 12th grades during the school year, and 5th through 8th grades in the summer. It is my belief as a teacher to allow students to take control of their own learning, develop short and long-term goals, recognize their progress, and achieve the ability to express their accomplishments in their own words, both at home ...