Originally Posted by vallee

I am late getting to this posting, guess what lesson plans. I understand how you feel. I teach special educations/regular education for the last 14 years. Every year I think it get easier, they add something else. I still love teaching just wish I could do my job. It just seems like too many chiefs not enough indians (too many people with ideas on how to raise test scores not enough people to do anything)

My problem is we are full inclusion, all children of all disabilities are mainstreamed into the regular education classroom. It is very stressfull for the children and teachers. Me - I am trying to teach a 5th grader how to read and he reads on 1st grade level. One of my students is 13 in 5th grade and he can't stop touching others and himself. I can go on and on but all of you get the point.

I don't know if I have any advice for you, since I am looking at my stacks of work - observations, lesson plans, powerpoints, and behavior contracts. I did ask for no committees or leadership team. I gave up everything that takes me out teaching. Didn't work - I am stuck with in-service representative, planning Reading fair, and I am incharge of all the inventory in the building. So that is my stressfree year out the window. Just realize that there is some else who is feeling the same as you are - frustrated. If you find the "solution" please pass it on.