...and what a week it was.
Currently I'm taking a break from a mound of Special Ed paperwork - more on that later.
First, a bit about my particular teaching situation. After teaching English for 5 years at the middle and high school level, I am now teaching Special Education at a Disciplinary Alternative Ed. Program. Our students get a placement of 30 days, and must complete them successfully in order to return to their home campus. Sometimes, it can take them much longer to complete these days.
I teach grades 6-12, all four core subjects, except for middle school social studies or science. That means I could potentially be teaching up to 24 different courses at any given time. Currently, I have two high school students and half a dozen middle schoolers. It's a big district, so I get students from five different high schools and twelve different middle schools. And did I mention that I'm the ONLY 6-12th grade Special Ed teacher at my school? I have teacher aides who handle all of my content mastery support (which is a pull-out program for students who only need minimal help), and I do all of the modified or fundamentals classes. It's a lesson planning nightmare.
The upside? Job security. At least I hope so....
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