I have been working as a Para for almost two years. I love my job. I work one on one with a multi-disability student in the 7th grade. I am getting tired of new things. I have been told that the only reason we have paraprofessionals is for "personal needs". I worked in the medical field before this and the job in medical has fewer requirements. I have taken more certification classes with the school district than ever before. Most of these classes are to work with this one student. If we must take special certification classes, we should be compensated for it.