"Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and directions to their lives".
Special education is a profession that requires lot of perseverance , patience, dedication and determination. Special education teachers have a higher rate of burn out compared to that of other professions. While a special education teacher may start their career with the intention of helping children with special needs, they become very valuable members of the society.
The various disabilities of students with whom special they work , multiplies the job’s difficulty. Awareness camps, workshops and seminars held across the globe have been helpful in recognizing special education and lately being well accepted by public.
Jayashree Kidambi, a special educator is a Kind hearted and empathetic professional contributing her service in shaping the future of children with special needs. Her perseverance, patience and consistent efforts have made it easier for her to sail through all challenges.
Jayashree is flexible, and accommodating in the design and implementation of inspiring hands – on lesson plans , employing wide range of manipulatives and IEP’s to enhance student achievements. She is a Versatile and dedicated child advocate with a solid focus on the individual needs of identified special education students. She is trained and skilled in addressing student needs, ensuring that children will thrive and develop in an adaptable educational atmosphere. Her firm behavioral management techniques, possessing excellent interpersonal and communication skills, have been helpful to develop wonderful rapport with all members of the school community. She has a thrust to closely work with children with special needs to retain their self-esteem and build up their self-confidence. Her goal is to identify children with special needs in socio economically backward communities across India and provide assistance for an equal and appropriate education to make them an independent citizen.
Special education has more of a holistic approach unlike the conventional methods of learning. She often works with smaller groups focusing on methods that will Kindle the inner talent of her students, and giving them a overall development. She has been appreciated and rewarded for her commendable service in special education . Her specialized leadership quality, engagement with the community, and the potential for even greater hand-outs to the healthy development aspects of educational programs have been much appreciated.
She has transformed her student’s life and the educational system through her special skills.
She has also Collaborated and Co-ordinated with parents, teachers and teacher assistants to create a holistic platform for children with special needs and established rapport with various service providers that include speech, occupational therapy for students who are highly functional and fall under autism spectrum, developmental delays, and children with learning disabilities in resource classrooms.
Being a fitness freak, she has explored various destinations in and out of Chennai on her saddles. She has also inspired and aspired many of her students into fitness regime. Her services towards the community have paved path for many awards and accolades .
She is a proud recipient of the India’s biggest awards ‘South India Women Achievers Award – 2020’, GLOBAL TEACHER AWARD 2020’, ‘SARASWATHI BHAI DADA SAHEB PHALKE WOMAN ACHIEVER AWARD 2020, ‘INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AWARDS’, ‘EDUCATION ICON AWARDS 2020’, and Nominee of “Real Super Woman Award 2020”, and many more.
Interviewed and Narrated by
Sindhu Mangalawedha
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