The holiday spirit is in the air. The commercials for toys bombard us every day. The cards and invitations for gatherings arrive in our in-boxes and mailboxes. All of this means the winter break is right around the corner. Here are some survival tips to help make winter break a little easier and exciting for [...]
When I walk my children to school in the morning, we often see other families getting ready for school, too. Sometimes we hear crying. Sometimes we hear parents yelling. Sometimes a neighbor holding a fussy toddler will ask me to walk her third-grader to school. Sometimes I’m the one carrying or walking with a crying [...]
The attrition, or “burn-out,” rate for special education teachers is extremely high compared to most other professions. 50% of special education teachers leave their jobs within 5 years. Half of those who make it past 5 years will leave within 10 years. This equates to a 75% turnover rate every 10 years (Dage, 2006). The [...]
