Why I fight for Inclusion
Inclusion makes me think of the quote said by Eleanor Roosevelt, “do one thing every day that scares you.” Because lets face it, inclusion can be scary. You are asking another teacher if you can bring your wild card to their nicely organized room with their 20-25 students who raise their hands to speak and don’t scream periodically. You are adding a challenge to your day as a special education teacher and a lot of work goes into the 30 minutes a day you want this one student
Teaching Is Hard
This year has been the most challenging year I have ever had in my classroom and it’s only the beginning of November. I leave almost every day feeling defeated, one challenge after the other. I finally figure out how to get one student who refuses to do math to work for 10 minutes, while another student is running out the door. We finally have a 15-minute circle time with no screaming or hitting, but transitioning to the library takes 20 minutes. The student who loves to stem
