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**Lindsay McGrew**
Hello, welcome to my professional wiki! I am 20 years old and I attend York College of Pennsylvania. I am currently in my junior year, but I have just begun to work on obtaining an elementary education major. My previous major was psychology; and although I enjoyed the classes, I felt as though I was in the wrong field. Then after working at Solomons Day Care Center (located in my hometown of Lusby, Maryland) for the third consecutive summer, I noticed how much I enjoyed working with young children. Being able to help them learn new things such as reading and writing is an amazing feeling. While I worked at the daycare, I organized classrooms, helped the teacher with lesson plans, and took care of children from the ages of 6 months to 6 years. Because I worked there for three summers, I had the privelege of working with the same group of children starting in the 2 year old room, and moving up to the 4 and 5 year old rooms, where I helped them prepare for kindergarten. Although I enjoyed working with all of them, one child in particular stood out to me. His name was Jake, and he was diagnosed with autism during the second year I worked there. Because of Jake, I became very curious about autism and other children with special needs. This is why I have declared special education as my minor.