Last week, I had a few students start a community work placement. They are going to work at the local grocery store with a job coach from our district. This is a great placement for teaching initial job skills, as there are a lot of tasks that are essential for many different jobs in life.
One of my student has been anxiously waiting to start his job this year. He saw seniors participating in it last year, so he was very excited to do so this year. This is a student that, two years ago when he came to our distirct, was very shy and didn't really express himself at all. He has made great strides since then. He has found a social circle of friends at lunch (he chose to sit by himself for 3 semester before finally joining another group) and he more openly expresses himself to others. It's fantastic.
When he came back from his first day at work last week, I asked him how it went, and he responded with "Excellent!" I have never heard him so excited or enthusiastic about anything before. It was really awesome! Just a great example of how these types of experiences really can be great for students with disabilities.
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