Hi! My name is Colleen Reilly. I am a dual licensure major for special
education and elementary education at the University of Southern
Mississippi. I plan on graduating in December of 2013. I am excited
about my future career, because I love working with young children.
Ever since I was young, I have loved babysitting typical children of all
ages. As I grew older, beginning in high school, I started to develop a
love for special education. I started volunteering each summer of high
school as a counselor at a camp called Camp Smile. This four week camp
was given for children and adults with special needs each summer.
After those amazing experiences I had working with those people, I knew
then that I wanted to continue this in my life and pursue a degree in
special education. I want to focus more on special education once I
graduate. I feel that there is a need for more good special education
teachers. I truly believe that this is my calling in life, because I am
my happiest when I am working with special needs children.
