Originally Posted by deafbajagal

I think there's some confusion here. Please let me clarify. My first job was at a specialized mental health facility - that's the "behavior school" where they had 24 hour care by psych's and top-notch mental health treatment. It is designed specifically for kids with extreme behavior and emotional problems. I no longer teach there - I taught there for my first two years as a teacher. Loved it. The current job I am now is in a public school environment, with deaf and hard of hearing preschoolers. With the exception of two students, they don't have major behavior problems (unless you count the normal behaviors of preschool-age kids, lol). The reason I brought up the first job was to show the comparison - and how the first job should have been more difficult than my present job - but it isn't. The first job I had support...this job I don't. The first job the kids were VERY dangerous. It goes to show that it doesn't matter where you teach or work at...as long as there is a high support system, then a teacher CAN succeed. I succeeded at my first job and actually won several recognitions from the state (which I did not want or need it...the only awards I wanted was from the students - their successes were my rewards, period.) This current job should be easier...but because of the lack of support, I am not able to do my job as well as I can and should.