This sounds like a complete, ridiculous love fest, but alas even love fests must end. I worry weekly, even daily, about the state of education and particularly special education. I worry about the amazing teachers I read about who are leaving education in general. I worry that one of the "good guys" who I thought would always be in special ed is leaving. I worry that children like those I teach and love, and like my son, are being taught, for 5 years at a time, by people who don't feel the passion I feel, who don't work the hours I work, and who don't prepare students with special needs to be independent the way I do. What would parents and government do if all students were taught by the same teacher for 5 years? Would they continue to accept mediocre teachers? Would they continue to push amazing teachers out of education? I do not think they would.
I have, totally, gone off topic. After another great week (too close to summer - yes, I really feel that way) my husband and son #4 (the reason for my passion and perspective - if you are just joining us, my fourth son was born with significant disabilities {agenesis of the corpus callosum with significant developmental delays}) went to dinner tonight at one of my favorite (amazing, locally owned and operated #bin303rocks #chefMatandBreean) restaurants, and on the way out the hostess said, "Because of you, I changed my major to occupational therapy". This seriously MADE MY WEEK! I feel I talk constantly about the amazing world I teach and live in and try to convince others to join my world every time I can. When, occasionally, it works and someone decides to change their path to focus on people with special needs, it seriously makes me
My regular waiter at chili's went PT last month. ;)
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