The greatest influences in my life right now.

2/2/09
Ramona Underwood

The greatest influences right now in my life are the people I work with. The special education teacher, and the speech pathologist, are the two ladies that have shown me what it is to have children that need you in a special way. I don't think there is anything more rewarding than to know you have helped a child learn to speak better, or helped them learn a skill that will take them through life. Some of these children would not have been able to learn the speech ,or learning skills they learn without the help of a special ed. teacher,or a speech therapist.
Working with these two ladies has changed my course in life, and has helped determined my decision to get a master's degree in speech pathology, and work in the school system. I want to work with children and see them make progress in their speech, and every day life. I would like to be remembered as a caring teacher, who wanted, and tried to make a difference in every child's life I came in contact with as their speech therapist.