Life has been hard and complicated so what's a girl to do? I decided to grad school! I had pondered it and I had even started my application but didn't follow through, but one day, I just decided that I was going to officially apply. Of course, I didn't know if I would actually get … Continue reading Adding Grad School To The Mix
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My Autistic Student Took My Badge Home
You never really know the effect you are having on people; just like you never really know what others are dealing with. This should be common knowledge. Life has proven that time and time again. Anyway, I had yet another reminder when I got a new student in my ESE class. Getting To Know The … Continue reading My Autistic Student Took My Badge Home
Teaching An Autistic Child Who Doesn’t Want To Learn
As an ESE teacher to kids on the Autism Spectrum, the best part of my job are the simple moments of progress. The baby steps that are are actually anything but. In between dealing with kids in crisis and having the lens knocked out of my glasses, I get to see the kids learn and … Continue reading Teaching An Autistic Child Who Doesn’t Want To Learn
Confusing Conversations With My Students
I just wanted to share a funny story that still has me giggling when I think about it. It's also proof that every interaction that I have with my most challenging student in my ESE self-contained class is not a negative one. Awkward Conversations With Students My student echoes a lot. Sometimes he might be … Continue reading Confusing Conversations With My Students
My Student Thinks I’m Scared Of Him
After the holiday break, we were expecting some of our Exceptional Education kids to have rough transitions back to the school routine, particularly one. And he did not disappoint. Well, I mean if we were looking forward to a rough week, then we weren't disappointed. He Doesn't Like Change I've talked about this particular student … Continue reading My Student Thinks I’m Scared Of Him
Teaching Kids With Autism
There are highs and lows in the world of Exceptional Education. That is true in relation to the school system but in this case, I'm referring to the kids that I work with kids with Autism. Autism is complex, challenging, and complicated. There are so many pieces to that metaphorical puzzle, and I feel like … Continue reading Teaching Kids With Autism
Making My Way as a Teacher
Well, it's my first holiday break as a teacher. I have really been looking forward to this. In a lot of ways, having this time off makes me feel like a teacher just as much as actually doing the teaching thing does. I still do mental double takes during the day when I realize I … Continue reading Making My Way as a Teacher
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