Current 5th and 6th grade learning support teacher. Considering bidding on a 5th grade regular ed position. I’m curious what the experience has been like for other special educators who have made the … more

Some days it is extremely difficult to stay in this field. With a 21 year old autistic son who I am legal adult guardian of, who has his share of difficult days, I'm basically never off duty from helping peop… more

Are you seeing budget cuts, reduced staffing, and bigger caseloads in your schools? We have more students with needs than ever before but we are being told to basically do the minimum to ensure that t… more

I read a lot of things about how NOT to handle young children with Autism. Does anyone have any resources about what TO do? I have a student who is eloping from the classroom. It appears to be attent… more

How does anyone survive on a Paras pay? This is my 10th year and I got a 50 cent raise...starting in my area is 13.50, with the raise I make 14.60 an hour. I am currently the ONLY Para for our entire … more

I teach a class of medically complex students ages 5-10. This June our PTO is planning a laser light show in house field trip. The same show was done last year. The problem is my students s all have s… more

Who out there has a child of their own with special needs in their special ed classroom?

I do. Trust me I did not plan this. My son received a diagnosis at age 13 after I was already established in this position.… more

Special education teachers/employees. How many of you commonly see problems with using person first language among your coworkers?

In my district among special education staff we do a great job of appropriately addressing the… more

So I've been working in Sped for a few years now, and somehow I had never seen the movie "Radio." I watched it last night, and it was an incredible movie. It was very moving and well don… more

I can't believe April is gone and summer is just around the corner! Time certainly flies. Over the next few weeks I want to make an extra effort to organize and clean so I can be ready for summer.… more

I need advice from the older generation. Have young minds changed over the last 20-30 years? Have they overall gotten harder to teach? I feel like just over the last 4 years I have more students that … more

I have the cutest student who is obsessed with self-driving car technology. He can't wait to grow up so he can have his own self-driving car. It made me wonder... how safe are those things anyway?… more

Our district just shared our expected raises for next year. Even though the district is splitting in two years, which makes me very nervous for the future, it was still nice to know they're trying… more

How many IEPs do you have left between now and the end of the school year? I have 15 left! Starting to feel real!

I think for some of us, getting rid of the Department of Education makes sense. But do any of you live in a poorer state? Will that impact you worse than those of us in the middle to richer states? I … more

As a Special Education Teacher or Educator, do you feel like you make enough?