I got invited to a student's IEP graduation ceremony. It's my first year teaching, and I'm already tearing up just thinking about it. Does anyone else get attached to their students and find those milestones so much more meaningful in special ed?

I’ve opened up a smart investor ISA with Barclays but thinking of moving to vanguard. Thoughts, opinions?

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Any openings in Goa location?

Other than Mint, Nerd Wallet, Emma, Personal Capital, what other apps are there that helps track, categorize and summarize all of your transactions?

I've been on keto for 2 months now. Got through the flu fine, but lately when I stand up I've been getting very light headed and need to hold onto something... Thoughts/remedies??

We flew back from Ireland today on Delta. Our connecting flight from JFK at 6:10 was cancelled while we were flying over the Atlantic Ocean, and we were rebooked on a 3:40 instead (2.5 hours earlier) but not notified. I received no email, text or app notification of the flight cancellation or the new flight we were placed on, so we missed it. They now cannot get us home tonight and won’t even guarantee they can get us home tomorrow, impacting my work, (cont)…

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How does the sapience ibuddy tool work ? What if I'm not able to clock 8 hours ?

How do you get opportunities to speak on panels? Is it based on networking?

Any one knows what’s the easiest way to order a radon test for new construction?

Anyone in tech recruit in Vietnam? What platforms are great for engineers? LinkedIn doesn’t work well there.

Anyone who has started up a side hustle whilst working in consulting - is it generally a good idea to let your employer know or will they make your life difficult/try to push you out if they know?

(Context - I need the extra income to have a shot at affording grad school, I work for a small boutique, job contract was ambiguous on the issue. Side hustle is selling stuff I make as a hobby on Amazon)

Thanks!

I’m relocating to London and would love to hear recommendations on neighborhoods. I am looking for an “urban village” feel (small coffee shops, not very touristy, can walk a dog and stroller) with a budget of 3K for a 1-2 bdr. My commute would be into Soho. I am currently looking at Notting Hill, Chelsea, and St John Woods, but I won’t be able to visit before my move. Any neighborhood recs?

Any suggestion on relatively cheap neighbourhood for a mid 20s couple in london? - - Preferably less than 30 mins commute to Green Park/ bloomsbury/ holborn area.
- Would prefer not to have to worry about being stabbed on the street.
- balcony or a garden would be nice
- dont care about schools etc, wont have kids for a while

Would 15k per month be a bit too low to live somewhere that ticks the above conditions?

Anyone from the states did a deployment here through work? Any advise on how to go about it?

What’s the comp most people cap out at if you dont make partner?

Does anyone have insights into recruiting at the Dubai office? Have things slowed down?

I’m seeing on Big4 that firms are finding out staff are working for multiple firms. Is this really that widespread? Past the contract issues, the independence and data privacy violations are blowing my mind

Hi Fishes, Got a call from SAP for functional role .I have 10 yrs exp in SAP functional skill , how much can I ask for compensation. Since when I asked 50% hike recruiter behaved abnormally and denied it.
What's job level and avg compensation for 10 yrs exp resource in sap labs.

Anyone else the last to be informed about ANYTHING at their site? I am only a second year SPED teacher and my eyes are already wide open to the fact that admin and Gen Ed teachers so often fail to inform me about important things regarding the grade levels I teach and other school events. Then I’m left scrambling to inform my students and parents of essential information, and I’m embarrassed! My aides also look at me like why don’t you know this? Aggravating.

Has anyone ever filed an episode of workplace violence after being attacked by a student? What was the process like?

How do private and charter schools compare to public schools when it comes to accepting and meeting the needs of special needs students? from what I hear, private and charter schools are not legally bound to meet the needs of special needs students.

Does your school allow you to send out a supply list? I have to buy all the student supplies for my SPED classroom.

What has been your greatest challenge this year and how have you overcome?

How do I effectively utilize my special ed ea?

Is anyone in this group a K-2 VE teacher in Florida?

I have a principal with ZERO sped experience or knowledge observing and rating me. I got all distinguished last year from my AP. He gave me all basics & 2 unsat. He’s told us to not worry about goals

What are some tools you use to track progress (IEP goals) for high school students? How often do you track?

My students come to my class first every morning and are really hard to settle. They continue to carry on whatever they were doing on the bus. It takes about 20 min to get them settled down and doing the warm up and the class is only 45 min. Any tips?

What's the best printer for a Special education self contained classroom? I have 10 students and need a printer that can handle printing work for them daily and IEPs at the end of the year. Any suggestions? Cost of 350 or less preferable

What's everyone's experiences working with a board certified behavior analyst from the district?

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How do you approach a stinky middle school kid or their parents with hygiene suggestions? I don’t know how to politely tell anyone that they smell bad.

How much are ESE paras paid in your district?

I’ve just found I’m to teach middle school ALE, including one virtual student. Anyone have some helpful hints for me?

I’ve 90 min for ELA & 6 kids. I need to teach phonics, curriculum (has 0 phonics), & goals & they need freq. breaks. Admin’s making me use said curric. Any ideas?? Small groups and rotate? TIA!

What IEP software/web service does your district use? My district has been converting from SEAS Achieve to SEAS Attain this year, but I’m curious about what else is out there.

High school special class (self-contained) teachers: What do you use for planning? I’ve always been an inclusive teacher, so I followed the plan book of my co-teacher. I can’t even decide if I should go digital or paper-based let alone make a final decision! I’ll be teaching 9-11th grade math and 11th grade science. The 11th grade classes I can very much do whatever I (or the student) want/need…there isn’t a set curriculum