Federal Disability Classification Presentation​
ED-Internalizing-Anxiety

My name is Shoshana Schwartz, and I live in Ardsley, New York. I am currently a junior in the Castle Scholars Honors Program at Manhattanville College. I am completing a double major in Political Science and History. Further, I am enrolled in Manhattanville's School of Education Dual Degree Honors Program. Therefore, I will be receiving my master's degree in Early Childhood and Childhood Education after one year of graduate school. Upon finishing my master's degree, I aspire to be an elementary school teacher in a local public school district in Westchester County, New York. Since High School, I have held various roles where I have worked closely with children, from being an ice skating instructor, babysitter, camp counselor, and tutor. Through these positions, I have come to realize how rewarding it is to be a part of a child's life and help them develop and learn. As an elementary school teacher, I hope to create a welcoming and nurturing classroom community to inspire and support my students along their academic and social-emotional developmental journey. Further, I look forward to building a positive relationship with every one of my students. Attending Manhattanville College has been an enriching experience as it has provided me with a well-rounded liberal arts education. I have been exposed to many different academic areas of study, which has furthered my intellectual curiosity and helped me to develop new passions such as environmental science and art history. The college's small class sizes has allowed me to build strong relationships with my professors, as I have been fortunate to take multiple courses with many of them; this has been a great advantage to my education. One such professor is Professor Malow, as I had the pleasure of taking a class with her in the Fall of 2020. The research presentation that I am presenting was done for her Foundations of Special Education course in the graduate school of education.