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  • Essay / Professional Goals and Research Interests - 1039

    The power of the human mind and spirit can transcend physical limitations, I have a speech disability (stuttering) and once the butt of my friends' jokes. comrades, I have obtained the most respected position in our society, that is, the position of professor in a university. Canada has made significant progress in helping students with disabilities reach their full potential, but much more needs to be done at the pre-university and post-secondary education levels and beyond to access competitive employment. Only a disabled person knows what fear feels like and I know how to overcome fear to talk about disability with confidence and courage. I started my career as a researcher, because in research we don't have to face many people, so less talking but my professional aspirations forced me to face my disability. How many children accept that they too suffer from an “incurable speech impediment” and will perhaps accept compromises in their lives that could deprive them of the chance to be what they could and should have been? ? During my postdoctoral internship at McGill University, I followed speech therapy sessions for my stuttering at the Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal. My speech therapist, Mr. Garth Foote, would always ask me to speak with newcomers during our speech therapy group sessions and tell them that I was a professor at a university, just to encourage young boys and girls who stutter. During discussions with these boys and girls, I realized that I could make a difference in someone's life. I can see rays of hope and encouragement in the eyes of young people; they can also achieve the highest education and respectful position with this disability, if I can. The origin of my intense interest in education, an interest that has now evolved...... middle of article ......g topic now.I would be an excellent educator not only because of my passion, but because I hope to see the rays of achievement in the shining eyes of all my inclusive education students after the success of their work. Not only do I want to pass on my wealth of information to students through academic skills, but I also want to participate in teaching them life lessons such as: self-confidence, autonomy, acceptance of rules and regulations, consideration of others, true love and friendship, the value of community, and the importance of sportsmanship and fair play. I deeply aspire to play a fundamental role in ensuring that all students of all cultures and learning abilities have the opportunity to be guided in a positive learning environment. I am committed to the physical, emotional and intellectual development of my students.