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I work at a residential treatment facility with preteens and teens. The clients in my classroom have disabilities, varying from ADHD, dyslexia, intellectual disabilities, fetal alcohol syndrome, etc. It would be great if I could have the classroom read the same text aloud with full comprehension of all students or do a class spelling test. One of the behavior techs have took in on himself to overstep and have the kids read a book like in popcorn reading style, even when some of them cannot read at the level. It can be frustrating for some of the kids. He is also wanting them to learn the same spelling words and take a test on Friday.

It may be okay to play school but I think it is detrimen

I was wondering what has been your experience with teaching Generation Alpha (those born from 2010)? For those of you who have been teaching for a long time, how do they compare to Gen Z or even Millennials?

A lot of my students hate writing pretty much anything on paper and many upset that we don't spend the majority of the school day on Chromebooks and IPads.

Okay. I understand that I am a quiet person. I understand that I am not approachable. But I always try to speak to people. Well that is how I was when I first began the job over 2 years ago.

People don't speak to me or acknowledge my existence. I get it. When I first began the job, I was dealing with grief (miscarriage just a few weeks before) and I suffer from anxiety and depression. I always spoke to people but I made horrible first impressions.

I'm lonely at work being the outcast.

The only reason I am questioning this is because I feel like I'm the unstable one. People are cold to me and have been since they realized that I am a quiet person. So naturally, when I walk into a room, I

After two years, I think I am finally making some progress.

I went to a birthday party with a 3 month old in close proximity for about 3 hours. I couldn’t avoid the interactions. I didn’t have a meltdown like I did at church last week.

That is all. Unless you can give me some tips to help me continue to manage my emotions.

Also, my husband and I were asked if we were trying. Smh.

I am wrapping up my 7th year as a teacher. I completed 5 years as a 3rd-5th grade special education teacher in a public school. I’ve worked as a residential treatment teacher for the past two years.

I have two more days with the kids plus three more additional days to work before the end of the school year. I have made up my mind that I will not be returning to this job next term. I want to transition out of teaching altogether but I feel conflicted.

1. I know I will very likely take a major pay cut to transition out of teaching.

2. I feel that I will regret leaving the profession because of all the energy I put into getting my degrees and certifications.

3. I know if I go to the publ

I cried today. The second time this month. I cried on an airplane sitting next to a baby. I thought I was fine but the tears began to roll after about an hour. I honestly don’t think I’ll ever be okay again.

And to stop talking about it. I will stop talking about it because no one cares but I can’t just get over it. I’ve been trying to distract myself from it but it is exhausting.

My loss was in June. I passed it on Father’s Day. It was a blighted ovum. I think I’m done talking about it for now.

Edit: thank you all for the support. I wish you all the best and that we all find comfort

Hello. I recently tested a child who scored poorly on the CTOPP-2 in phonological memory and was wondering what are some ways that I can work with improving a student’s working memory. What are some strategies and tools that may be beneficial for this child?

He is an impending second grader. His other scores on the test are near the average range. He can read fairly well but his comprehension of text is lagging behind.

Thank you for your time.

For those who work with paraprofessionals, how do you gain rapport?

What activities do you include during your morning meeting?

I was assigned to teach a classroom with students with a CBI background and with students coming from inclusion with resource pullout. Is is really normal to create a class for students who need to learn more functional skills and for other students who are slower to retain academic work?

This have been a great dilemma for me this year. I would like to have a more academic class or a more functional skills class. I don't want both.

Hello All! I am currently wrapping up my first year teaching. I have a 3-5th grade self contained classroom with 14 students. This year has definitely been a learning curve. I feel like I have been thrown to the wolves. I have a mentor but I feel that she was way too busy with her caseload that we didn't get to connect as I would have liked us too. She has been a pretty good resource for me. I get most of my information from lurking in this subreddit and from my masters level classes though.

I am debating whether I should leave my position and go to another district to teach. I find the school I work in to be unwelcoming. When I try to hold IEP meeting, I can not get people to attend the me

Hi. I am struggling to manage my class workload this year. I am a first year teacher teaching in a community based instruction/ self contained classroom. I have 14 students with two paraprofessionals. My biggest issue is planning and implementing instruction for such a broad level of abilities. I don't think it is fair to place two classrooms into one. I'm overwhelmed and I feel like I can not do anything productive.