Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer (Romans 12:12, NIV).

As an eucator to stuents !ith moerate to se"ere isa#ilities, I #elie"e that it is crucial

to follo! $hrist an ha"e him lea me throu%h e"erythin% that %oes on in my classroom.
Romans 12:12 !ill help me stay joyful, ha"e hope, #e patient, an ha"e a faithful prayer
life. &hen !or'in% !ith stuents that ha"e moerate to se"ere isa#ilities, I #elie"e that
I ha"e to ha"e patience in their a#ility to comprehen an illustrate !hat they ha"e
learne. I 'no! that $hrist is helpin% me !ith my patience e"en thou%h I am alreay
e(tremely patient) he is %i"in% me coura%e to perse"ere to lea my stuents in the correct
irection so that they can learn an achie"e.
I 'no! that each ay in my classroom #rin%s on a challen%e, yet, I 'no! !ith
$hrist*s stren%th an %uiance that I am a#le to ma'e it an present my stuents !ith
effecti"e strate%ies to comprehen. I am learnin% that as I focus on !hat $hrist !ants me
to accomplish, in ue time, he !ill continue to %uie an lea me throu%h this journey of
life. I also !ant my stuents to see that I am here to help them succee an achie"e.
+ollo!in% $hrist aily !ill continue to help #uil my confience in !or'in% !ith
stuents that ha"e moerate to se"ere isa#ilities.
In aition to ha"in% $hrist*s principles instille !ithin me, I also ha"e to ta'e the
time out an continue to learn. ,ach ay in my classroom, there ha"e #een ne!
challen%es an tri#ulations to ta'e on. -et, I 'no! that I ha"e mae a million mista'es
an all my strate%ies may not ha"e helpe my stuents the !ay that I may ha"e !ante
them to. I o not !ant to #e too har on myself) yet, I o !ant to prepare myself for
challen%es an the opportunity to reach out to other professionals !hile I am comin% up
!ith effecti"e strate%ies for my stuent*s success. .here are so many principles that I am
%oin% to ha"e to inte%rate into my lesson plans to help my stuent*s facilitate
comprehension an a#ility. .hus far, I #elie"e that !ith eication, passion, lo"e, an
my esire to come up !ith methos to help stuents !ith isa#ilities succee, that I !ill
ma'e it no matter ho! many failures I ha"e. &ith $hrist, all thin%s are possi#le an I
#elie"e that !ith no ou#t.