Do you think you have what it takes to become a special education teacher? Before you make this decision you will need to think long and hard in order to make sure. What is making you consider becoming a teacher in the special education field? Do you want to make a difference in a child’s education? Probably so or you wouldn’t be thinking about it at all. You will need determination as well as the much deserved appreciation for children and be able to accept who they are as they are.Before you can become a special education teacher you will need to have the right educational training. You will need to have graduated from college and if you want to specialize in this type of education you will need to take another one to two years in addition to general college requirements.Not every day is going to go smoothly and on schedule. You must be up for challenges even on the most normal of days. You need to work very hard for the children and be creative in many different learning aspects. You can’t expect the same method of teaching to work for all your children. Teaching is not about wishful thinking but it is about personalizing the way children learn.You will also find that teaching special education will involve emotional highs and lows from time to time. You have to control your emotions so they do not get in the way of your main purpose for being there. Emotions can control moods as well as how you cope with different situations and although your position is highly stressful it is vital that this stress is never transferred over to your students at any time. One outburst or loss of emotion and you could set your student or students back in terms of feeling comfortable and secure.When you have decided to become a special education teacher and you go through the training, you need to prepare for your first day. There will be a few weeks of adjustment that you will be going through before you can feel comfortable with your class. Your students will also need time to get used to you as well. Your teaching style may not be what they are used to and they need time to adjust to you. This may take some a little longer than others to adjust but with patience you will all be able to grow confident and feel secure.Becoming a special education teacher is a wonderful and enjoyable job; one that does require your best at all times. It takes a special individual to become a special education teacher. You have the ability to change lives and to make a difference where it really counts. Being on top of your game at all times is just one of the many requirements necessary to be a successful special education teacher.