Yes, this is so true, though many of the gen ed teachers are great--a few bad apples. . . On the first day of school this year, I was wheeling a...
Teachergroupie, I think it would be fun to be in one of your classes with those sentences to work on!:lol: I may have to steal those.:whistle:...
I know a lot of teachers who swear by "Discipline with Love and Logic." I thought it was very good and it had some great ideas on how to deal...
I had to read "The Grammar Bible" several times to pass my language arts test, and supposedly it is no longer a cardinal sin to end a sentence...
I had that dilemma too and I chose to stay on in my TA position for at least another year b/c of the economy. Last year, as a sub for sped, I was...
You could look at www.abcte.org. It's an alternate cert program. You have to have at least a bachelor's degree, a 2.5 GPA, and be able to pass...
Well if you meet the state ed requirements you should be good to go, and having a son w/ autism can only help you b/c they will assume that you...
I took it years ago and made a good score, but then I'm good at that sort of thing. One thing to keep in mind. Let's say you have a set of...
I have a pair of reading glasses that I glare over the top of, librarian style. This was bad, but I checked out that youtube video and it was...
Nothing wrong with nice--it means you're treating them like human beings, and some kids are not used to that--esp from subs. The best teachers I...
I made the cards on my apple and they look very slick and professional. Then I went to Office Max and got some stick-on magnetic business card...
I know what you mean--I had a couple of teachers tell me that I have a gift and that I can teach rings around most of the teachers in the school,...
I'm a TA and work in several classrooms and the best teacher I work with has a very messy desk--I don't know how she finds anything, but she's...
I started out the school year subbing only for sp ed and worked every day--now that you know you like it, let the districts know, b/c a lot of...
My favorite one was, "I can't do my work--I'm on adderall." I gave him the hairy eyeball and snarled, "So am I!" Inwardly laughing of course.
More about the situation--several of the teachers and the TAs have attempted to talk to this teacher in the past about this student and others,...
I'm a TA at a high school and one of my jobs is to go out to job site with the kids and we scrape scuff marks off the floor at the YMCA. Several...
I was thinking that too--you would be in line for the max pay that an aide can get and they may not want to pay that right now. Don't lose...
Thanks Mrs. C and Mrs. M. I have got a pretty good connection with him and have let him know I'm there for him and I know he appreciates it. He...
Ouch. What did I do wrong?
