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It’s
common to
hear the word
“happy” when
students, staff or visitors speak of
Julie Schlote’s Life Skills class at
Troy Buchanan High School. “I once
had a student who started his day
with me who said ‘how can you not
have a great day when you start your
day in here,’” she recalled.
Schlote has approximately 10
students in her Functional Life Skills
class, which teaches students with
special needs functional academics,
independence and social skills. Two
paraprofessionals assist Schlote
in her class. She also has a few
students, every hour, helping in her
classroom and modeling social skills
and behavior. These student helpers
are through the A+ program, the
Community Youth Volunteer (CYV)
program and her Academic Lab class.
Schlote tells the student helpers her
class isn’t for everyone.
“I tell the kids this may not be
for you and that’s okay. It isn’t for
everyone,” she said. Schlote has seen
few students leave though. In fact,
her happy class has inspired four
students, to her knowledge, to pursue
a degree in special education. TBHS
graduate Kyle Hamilton, Class of
2012, is pursuing a special education
degree from Southeast Missouri
State University. He had Schlote’s
Academic Lab for both his junior and
senior year. Prior to his experience in
Schlote’s class, Hamilton wanted to
become a nurse. He said he always
wanted to help people.
“I really wanted a career that I liked
because I did something good,” he
said. Hamilton believes becoming a
special education teacher can make
a big impact in someone else’s
life. 2013 TBHS graduate Tanner
Fast agrees. Prior to working with
Schlote’s class, Fast wanted to go
into education, but it wasn’t until
after a year in her classroom that he
decided special education was for
him.
“I think my students
get as much
from it as the
kids that come
into our
classroom,”
Schlote
said.
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