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I haven’t personally but I have had friends and current co workers who have worked in schools like that! You’re right it’s not for the faint of heart. From what people have told me it’s one of the most challenging but rewarding jobs out there. I think it’s a great start for someone young and full of optimism and energy! I’m not sure how sustainable it is long term. One of my friends is a behavior guru after switching from a self contained school to a public district - anytime I’m struggling with a kid she has about a thousand insanely helpful ideas! I say go for it! If it’s not for her then it’s not for her and she can always switch to a different school! I think where I live the pay is also a lot more - might not be the case everywhere and with every school!
Those are some awesome thoughts! Thank you so much!
I taught for four years in a United Cerebral Palsy Special Needs Center. Great environment and great for kids. Lots of therapy, swim therapy it was amazing for the kids. Drawback: the pay. Much less than public school districts in the Northeast.
I work at a school that is K-12 and is entirely special ed. One section of the school is kids with behavior issues (and a diagnosis that can be anything from high functioning autism to schizophrenia to some sort of behavior disorder.) I work in the other area that is adaptive special ed. My students range in grade from K-5. They are primarily autistic or severely developmentally delayed. Most are non verbal or just minimally verbal. I would agree the job is most definitely not for the faint of heart. It is not easy. Of course you fall in love with your kids, but there is a ton of aggression. I’ve been bitten more times than I can count, my arms are scarred from being clawed so frequently. And once I had to have surgery for a, torn ligament after being hit by one of my students. That being said, I very much like working in a school that it’s just special education because it is smaller, and all of the teachers are closer and really look out for each other and help each other. You definitely don’t ever know what your day is going to be like, but we do have a lot of laughs, and we celebrate even the smallest accomplishments.
Where does your cousin live? I am in Virginia, but work at a hospital for children and teens with mental health and/or behavioral concerns. I just finished my 14th year year and I love it. It is difficult at times, but learning to leave work at work is a necessary skill I've developed. Also, learning that we can only meet the student where they are, help as much as they are willing to allow, and just do our job. Sometimes it gets back to you that a student is doing well after leaving us. Sometimes it doesn't. You have to trust that your best is enough. I have always enjoyed sharing joy and loving care with my students. Sometimes we have students who come back and they are so happy to see me! That's when I know I made a difference. People remember how you make them feel.
What kind of disabilities is the school for? If it's for behavior issues, RUN (don't walk) away there as fast as you can. I worked in a special school for behavior disabilities, and it was very, very rough. I was assaulted 7 times the last year I was there. It can be very rewarding if you have the right administration in place, but my experience is that the school doesn't want to "waste" good admin at a small school like that.
In addition to that, the admin seem to be much more afraid of parents and law suits than they are concerned about staff support and safety. We had a student at the school I work for who repeatedly seriously assaulted staff (broken noses, concussions, threats to kill, bringing a weapon to school with intent to harm his teacher, etc) yet the admin totally catered to this family and allowed the student to continue attending school despite the serious safety risk. It is unacceptable. As you said, it’s hard to find good admin at these schools and as a result the teachers are not protected.
I work in a transitions program. Students ages 18-21 learning employment and independents skills. Our program is in a completely separate building, on a separate property from the rest of the school.
I love what I do and hope to keep doing it for a long time. I work for an excellent program in an excellent school district though. I have the benefit of teachers and administrators who came before me and built one of the strongest transition programs that you're likely to see anywhere. We have great support from our administration. I think without these things it would be very hard.
We all thrive on different challenges, and for some special education is the right set of challenges.
This person should also be prepared to change with the times. The way that Special education is taught is rapidly changing. Students are spending more time in regular ed classrooms. This is proving to be a very positive change. Is it not delaying the rest of the class as many regular ed teachers have argued for years that it would. Special education teachers have to administrate to a support staff and the demands will continue to increase in this area. Special ed teachers usually need to see themselves as 50% classroom teacher and 50% administrator/delegater.