Karina was a SPED student. She processed information more slowly. Students with slow processing speeds need more time to receive, understand, and respond to information, which can affect academic performance and does not reflect intelligence. Yet, at an IEP meeting during her 8th-grade year, Karina was told that she would never graduate from high school, attend college, or live on her own. She proved them wrong. She graduated from high school with honors, attended Mt. SAC, and transferred to Cal State University, Los Angeles. All through it, she worked at Starbucks, bought her own car and even lived on her by 21.
“I would tell Special Ed Students that, ‘Never give up. Yes, you learn differently, but that doesn’t mean you are not smart. Never let someone tell you that you can’t do this, or go to school, or get a job, because of your disability. It is not true. No matter where you come from, or what you have, it doesn’t define you. You are your own person. Own it.”
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