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Education

Smarmie Doofus

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3. I taught SPED for about 30 years - public and private- and, kids, it ain't that easy.

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2014, 05:18 PM

Mar 2014

It also takes a long time ( i.e. longer than two or three years; longer than the life of your TFA contract) before you really understand what you're doing. ( Maybe a little less time for you guys cause... you know... you're real *smart*.)

But at least YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT US! At long last! You figured out that handicapped children actually exist and ( and this is what impresses me) they are actually taught in public schools these days.

Now for the hard part.

Welcome aboard.

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Teach For America To Bolster Special Education Training [View all] Jefferson23 Mar 2014 OP

SURE they are Demeter Mar 2014 #1

They want an in on every aspect of education..nothing encouraging about this news. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #2

I taught SPED for about 30 years - public and private- and, kids, it ain't that easy. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2014 #3

I've been teaching one kid for 30 years Demeter Mar 2014 #4

I chose *it*. It chose *you*. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2014 #5

High anxiety is what this plan has generated for me. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #6

I have seen two Teach for America teachers Squinch Mar 2014 #7

The risks we already know, correct? Yet here we are full speed ahead. Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #8

And they need that year more than anyone. It is cruel to both the kids and the teachers. Squinch Mar 2014 #9

The kids lose big time and the teachers yes, they are not equipped to begin with so no surprise Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #11

TFA "teachers" leave classrooms in record numbers after 1-2 years. That's regular grade-level or LuckyLib May 2014 #12