Archives for June 2017

Having a child with special educational needs can be extremely difficult to deal with as a parent. You can't just set the same rules and guidelines as you would for a child who is deemed perfectly normal, because special education kids often brush up against these rigid rules and come in conflict with authority simply because of their condition. It’s difficult to know where to draw the lines because it's hard to know whether your child is acting out, or is at the mercy of their condition. Your child doesn't have to feel different, or like an outsider however, while they attend school. Let’s go through the entire process of raising a child with special educational needs, and talk about how … [Read more...]

Being a special education teacher is one of the hardest jobs you can think of. While it may not be physically demanding, the emotional and mental toll it takes on teachers can be incredibly difficult to bear. Often times special education teachers can become jaded after years of dealing with difficult parents, and even more difficult children. The amount of parent participation in special education classrooms is typically pretty low because there just aren't that many parents to pool from. In addition to this, special education classrooms are often small and disconnected from the rest of the school’s supply of materials. This means special education teachers are left to supply their own … [Read more...]