It’s Just Not Okay
I was recently talking with a parent about her daughter who has a disability. This parent was expressing concern about...
It’s Just Not Okay
The story goes like this… New student (young adult) at a new school. New campus is a high school. New student has a bad habit...
Case In Point
One of the biggest challenges of being a teacher, special education or not, is dealing with behaviors. Over the years, there have been countless studies and tons of theories…
Are You Part of The Problem?
Although the numbers vary from site to site, when it comes to bullying, on average…
Still Judging?!?!
I wrote a post, Don’t Judge, in 2017. This post was written in response to a judgement call that was...
No Longer A Good Idea
Assigning one-to-one (1:1) paraeducators (paraprofessionals, aides) has become an increasingly common response to support students with intellectual, and a range of other developmental disabilities…
Sensory… Not
In my post, The Whole Picture, I addressed the importance of developing a complete picture when it comes to addressing problem behaviors. This post shares an example of that…
The Importance of Negative Consequences
As teachers, we always start the school year off with setting rules and expectations for student behaviors… for a good reason. But, often times, rules and expectations can be hard to maintain, especially when…
Not In The Description
I was helping a teacher with a student who was engaging in behaviors that was more annoying for the teacher and her para-educators than anything else. This teacher’s…
Failure Is An Option
I am a member of several teaching groups. As we near the end of the school year, I see the...