Happy Tuesday Y'all
Today, I'm joining Ashley and Erika for their monthly Tuesday Talk link-up, where we, bloggers, come together and talk about whatever is on our mind at the moment. I typically try to think of one specific topic to talk about.
In January, I shared an introduction of myself and in February, I shared a random list of little things that had made me smile recently. And here we are in March, where I'm talking about one of my favorite topics... Teaching.
Today, I'm joining Ashley and Erika for their monthly Tuesday Talk link-up, where we, bloggers, come together and talk about whatever is on our mind at the moment. I typically try to think of one specific topic to talk about.
In January, I shared an introduction of myself and in February, I shared a random list of little things that had made me smile recently. And here we are in March, where I'm talking about one of my favorite topics... Teaching.
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You might be a Special Ed Teacher if...
You get excited about having a separate planning and lunch period.
You might be a Special Ed Teacher if...
You get excited about having a separate planning and lunch period.
Actually, scratch that.
How about... You get excited about just having a real planning period, with no students in your classroom.
You get angry when you hear the R word and you have to bite your tongue not to chew someone out right then and there for their disrespectfulness.
Your friends give you adaptive/loop scissors, velcro dots, and laminate sheets and you think you've hit the jackpot.
You struggle signing anything in any colored ink besides blue.
You struggle signing anything in any colored ink besides blue.
You have no choice but to stay in almost constant contact with your students' parents, more than other teachers. In fact, you chat with your students' parents sometimes even more than your own parents.
Your eye twitches when a Gen. Ed. Teacher complains about lack of planning periods or the amount of paperwork she has.
You daydream of having no paperwork.
You can recite the differences between accommodations and modifications in your sleep. And it frustrates you when others can't do the same.
You automatically differentiate your lessons.
You get annoyed with teachers who do NOT differentiate their lessons.
You know the value of a bouncy ball, some silly putty, or a sparkly pencil.
You can recite the differences between accommodations and modifications in your sleep. And it frustrates you when others can't do the same.
You automatically differentiate your lessons.
You get annoyed with teachers who do NOT differentiate their lessons.
You know the value of a bouncy ball, some silly putty, or a sparkly pencil.
You know to celebrate the tiny victories.
And you know it can sometimes takes years for a student to finally meet a goal. so when they finally do, you are extremely emotional.
And you know it can sometimes takes years for a student to finally meet a goal. so when they finally do, you are extremely emotional.
You can understand the following sentence...
The EBD child needs an FBA, using the ABC process done before a BIP can be written. Ask the OT and SLP if they have input.
You know there's actually 5 seasons... Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring and IEP.
People think you don't actually teach your students.
People think you teach the same exact thing to every one of your students because they have no clue how teaching IEP goals work.
You have had to fight for your students to get equality, to get into classes, to receive the services they both need and deserve...
You know the value of collaboration with teachers.
You're grateful for Gen. Ed. Teachers who work well with your students because you know this is, unfortunately, not always the case.
You know that your job might be 100% exhausting and at times overwhelming, but you also know you wouldn't change that for the world. You love what you do and who you work with. You know the difference you're making. And you thank God daily for the incredibly unique individuals you get to work with.
You know there's actually 5 seasons... Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring and IEP.
People think you don't actually teach your students.
People think you teach the same exact thing to every one of your students because they have no clue how teaching IEP goals work.
You have had to fight for your students to get equality, to get into classes, to receive the services they both need and deserve...
You know the value of collaboration with teachers.
You're grateful for Gen. Ed. Teachers who work well with your students because you know this is, unfortunately, not always the case.
You know that your job might be 100% exhausting and at times overwhelming, but you also know you wouldn't change that for the world. You love what you do and who you work with. You know the difference you're making. And you thank God daily for the incredibly unique individuals you get to work with.
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