2007-04-21 07:15:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
have a good behavior management plan. know what to expect. people said I had lots of patience, but it was just that I knew what to expect from them. you will be working with children that are on several different levels and your lesson plans will have to allow for that. work for short periods of time with breaks in between. be prepared for LOADS of paperwork for the government. IEPs are not hard, just time consuming. have a great time! I loved teaching sped and was sorry I had to quit.
2007-04-21 07:25:47 · answer #1 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All of the above!!
Plus, make sure you write the IEPs correctly and on time! Your department chair will holler at you if you don't hold your IEP meetings on time. Be prepared for anything. Some parents will refuse to sign the IEP or sign the IEP and want to change it 3 times. Memorize the IEPs of every student that you are reponsible for and make sure you are following everything in it. Be prepared for the administrators pushing you to push your students when the parents do not want you to push their children at all. Be prepared for 3 hour child study meetings. Also be prepared for the student who use the fact that they are in special ed as an excuse for their behavior or not doing work.
2007-04-21 13:24:07 · answer #2 · answered by Big Blue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Know that what you are getting into requires a very special person and alot of patience....my little sister will be graduating from high school next month (yeah Lacy!) but she is 21 and is mentally disabled...the funnest, sweetest, most loving person I will ever know!
But my best friend's mom worked for the special ed. department at her elementary school for years and really did well, however she was really stressed at times...there were kids far worse off than my sister...in wheel chairs that couldn't sit up, eat or do anything for themselves....others could have been better off, but their parents were mostly the problem...
their paren'ts felt so sorry for their kids and instead of disiplining them, they let them get away with murder, which caused the kids to be hell on wheels at school....at home my parents worked extra hard with my sister and other parents didn't so she was way ahead, as far as grooming herself and going to the bathroom...most major efforts my friends mom put forth at work were erased the minute the kids went home to their parents...
and parent's would be irresponsible, like not pack an extra change of clothes or something and some kid would poop their pants and she would have to be on the phone, trying to get them to come to the school...sometimes she had a hard time getting them to come and just bring some damn clothes.....
just know what you are getting into and if you do go ahead with it, on a positive side your job will be very rewarding and you will love those kids....
2007-04-21 07:25:41 · answer #3 · answered by Courtney 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Read Torey Hayden's books. She was a Special Ed. teacher for a long, long time and has written loads about her experiences. Good luck!
2007-04-21 08:36:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 08:36:04 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
***Patience
Diligence
***Patience
Discipline
***Patience
Expertise
***Patience
Compassion
You may be the only teacher that has what is necessary to make THAT difference in the lives of your students.
Good Luck....
2007-04-21 14:14:31 · answer #6 · answered by Teacher Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋