Summer has come and gone and school is back in session. I begin job tomorrow, teaching at a new school and a new grade level. For years I've taught at the high school level...and now I'm going to teach at the elementary level. I'm excited for this change in my life, but totally scared to death, as I have no idea what to expect! I hope for support from the other teachers and my new administrator... That would make this year awesome. I hope that I can create the environment that will get students to have confidence in themselves and to want to learn...and to want to dream, to dream big... I can't help but be excited for this new change, although a part of me is still wishing to be back at the school that I've been teaching at for years... The kids that I served and those whom I didn't, but knew, the teachers that I worked with (most of them), the school building, the noises during class, the smells...sometimes the smells aren't real nice, but I'll still miss it.
Hands Off Special Education!
We need to sound the alarm on the proposed & recent cuts to the Dept of Education, specifically those to Special Education Services & the core functions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). These staffing cuts aren't just budget adjustments; they are a direct attack on the rights and well-being on our nation's children with disabilities. IDEA is a landmark civil rights law that guarantees a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for every child with a disability. It ensures access to specialized instruction, related services like speech, occupational, and physical therapy, & essential legal protections. I have listened to this poem by Lederick Horne a few times since these most recent actions to the Dept. of Education's Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). I feel so many emotions like anger , disappointment , scared , & sad . I don't know what to think & barely know what to do. Decimating the s...
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