“Education is the most important task of the human race” - George Lucas. Since I was young I have always had the dream of working with children. Knowing that I started looking for work working with young children and came across early childhood education. I never knew I wanted to pursue special education until my sophomore year, when I did an FCCLA project on the End the R-Word campaign. I believe that the career choice of an early childhood special education provider is a good path for me because I love working with children and have a passion for making a huge difference in the life of a child and the life of their family with a disability . There are many different things a person can do in the field of special education. I strongly want to pursue early childhood. While early childhood is the path for me, being a general special education, K-12 teacher is what originally sparked interest in me. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “special education teachers work with students who have a wide range of learning, mental, emotional, and physical disabilities.” Working with these students, special education teachers prepare lesson plans to teach multiple subjects, including all core subjects. Additionally, special education teachers teach basic life skills to people with mild and moderate disabilities. When working with students with severe disabilities, they will teach communication skills ("Special Education Teachers"). Compared to a K-12 special education teacher, early childhood special education works with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. According to Renee Bradley of the U.S. Department of Education, “Our job is to ensure that the best we know happens every day, in every program, for every child.” Be......middle of paper......Works Cited"Additional Certification in Early Childhood Special Education."UW Stout. The Council of n. Regents, University of Wisconsin. Network. 25 February 2014. "Majors and minors". UW Eau Claire. UW-Eau Claire and the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, December 10, 2013. Web. February 25, 2014. “Special Education Teachers.” US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections, January 8, 2014. Web. February 23, 2014. “Special Education Teachers.” WISCareers. University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, nd Web. 23 February 2014. .