What makes special education special? This is a question that sometimes can make a person into thinking for a good reason why special education was created. Special Education is just a branch in education but it is very broad. It encompasses almost all areas that the student is engaged in. It takes into account the totality of the individual learner not only the cognitive part. The special education teacher take into consideration the student’s disability but most of all it also look into the student’s diverse needs in order for the student to be a successful learner and reach their optimum level of learning.

Special education seems perfect by itself however it has issues and problems that some if not all needs political will to be settled. One of the issues that affect the special education is the collaboration between general educators and special educators. Team-up between these two great educators could have been most wonderful and can create an impact that can be most beneficial on the part of the students. Due to human factor, what could have impacted the students sometimes result to failure not only on the part of the students but most of all to the educators themselves.

According to Billinsky (2007),” Special Educators need the support of the district and school administrators to create a more unified culture in which all see their responsibilities to students who have disabilities and work collectively toward meeting students’ needs” (Billingsky,2007, p.171).

Teamwork is one of the best means in making the task easier and effective.

Collaboration between two or more professionals can have an impact that will ensure the betterment of the students. Setting aside one’s status quo and being open to collective effort is a factor that each professional should learn how to get involved in because this will help solve the ongoing problem of being caught up in one’s ego.

By: Catherine Balmeo

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