RonranGlee Special Needs Teacher Literary Scholarship
Special needs teachers are incredibly crucial and serve a vital role for students with autism, down syndrome, or other learning disabilities.
This scholarship is being established based on the donor's personal experiences as a caregiver for an uncle with Alzheimer's, as well as a brother with Alzheimer's. After 18 years of being the lone caregiver of two loved ones with Alzheimer's disease, the donor has learned that any individual who wishes to embrace the noble profession of teaching Special Needs individuals must be as crafty as a Homer's Odysseus, as bendable as a jelly fish, as patient and determined as a Mother Teresa and must boast the focus of a Christian or Buddhist monk. In addition, they must rely on their love of the profession and love of helping others, rather than a genetic, unconditional love like the donor had for his family members.
This scholarship seeks to support students who are pursuing careers as special education teachers so they can provide the incredible care and guidance that the next generation of students needs to succeed.
Any high school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student who is pursuing the special education teacher profession may apply for this scholarship opportunity.
To apply, tell us why you’re passionate about becoming a teacher for students with special needs and respond to the below quote with your own insights into how you will guide your students. In addition, you are welcome to create a brief Fairy Tale with you as the protagonist, as in hero or heroine, accomplishing your goal.
- Why are you passionate about the special education teacher profession?
- "I have learned that the purpose of teaching is to bring the student to his or her sense of his or her own presence." - Professor Harold Bloom, Possessed by Memory. Professor Bloom was a Humanities professor at Yale, with 65 years of teaching experience. Explain how you would guide your special needs students to experiencing a sense of their own presence by first defining this statement followed by your mission in accomplishing this task.
- Optional: Create a brief Fairy Tale with you as the protagonist, as in hero or heroine, accomplishing your goal.
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The application deadline is Oct 10, 2024. Winners will be announced on Nov 10, 2024.
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The winner will be publicly announced on Nov 10, 2024. Prior to the announcement date, we may contact finalists with additional questions about their application. We will work with donors to review all applications according to the scholarship criteria. Winners will be chosen based on the merit of their application.
Award checks will be sent to the financial aid office of the winner's academic institution or future academic institution in their name to be applied to their tuition, and in the name of their institution (depending on the school's requirements). If the award is for a qualified educational non-tuition expense, we will work with the winner directly to distribute the award and make sure it goes towards qualified expenses.
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