Teachers who believe students are not supposed to be “managed” are correct. The manner in which they carry themselves in our classrooms; however, must be. I cannot (effectively) teach and the students certainly cannot learn if everyone is talking at the same time or vying…
Tag: Special Education
Teacher Crisis: How Did I Get Here?
It’s almost Springtime. Teachers have to ‘make it’ another month before our week long Spring Break. Well, maybe just the real ones who are ok with admitting to needing, enjoying, and looking forward to time away from the schools/classrooms in which we work. I know…
I hate what’s become of Special Education
Today is Thanksgiving. We are spending two short days with immediate family in Indiana, after touring four colleges with the middle child. On top of being mentally exhausted before the start of the week-long holiday, I am now physically exhausted. As a Special Education Teacher,…
I’m a tired teacher, but I’m still here
Here I am, again. Trying to convince myself to keep a blog alive. To my credit, I have written a few things on Medium, but even those posts have become sparse. Most of the time I feel as though I’m shouting the same stuff into…
I Just Wanna Be Great: Why organizational chaos and dysfunction won’t let me
Today is December 28, 2017. There are only a few days remaining in our (teachers’) Christmas break. Although I’ve done a lot of resting and thinking, I’m not ready to go back…just yet. Sure, 2 weeks of vacation time is great and significantly more than…