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When I left my last job, I thought to myself, Well at least I can feel confident knowing that no job I end up with could possibly be as difficult as this was...
And then I went ahead and got the one job that might just be even more difficult.
I don't know a lot about how web searches work, but I'm hoping that if I link to this site and this site, you will be able to put two and two together (or one and one together?) and figure out the population I'm teaching and none of my students' parents will land themselves on this page to read about how scared shitless I am to teach their children.
I don't know what made them choose me, other than desparation, because like I said: SCHOOL STARTS IN A WEEK. They are a desirable district with hundreds of applicants for any given position. Apparently school jobs are hard to come by, if you haven't heard.
I do think this job will be more fun. I think the kids, even if more difficult in certain ways, will be sweet. I don't think they will disrespect me (on purpose) like my previous students did because they are young and (from what I've heard) their parents teach them better. The parents are involved in their children's education, know about their disability, and work at home to renforce what we do in school. Will they be a pain in the ass? I am certain of it. But at least they care.
Essentially, I will be teaching these kids how to communicate through speech and sign and, well, just about any other way I can. How cool is that? How scary is that?
And then I went ahead and got the one job that might just be even more difficult.
I don't know a lot about how web searches work, but I'm hoping that if I link to this site and this site, you will be able to put two and two together (or one and one together?) and figure out the population I'm teaching and none of my students' parents will land themselves on this page to read about how scared shitless I am to teach their children.
I don't know what made them choose me, other than desparation, because like I said: SCHOOL STARTS IN A WEEK. They are a desirable district with hundreds of applicants for any given position. Apparently school jobs are hard to come by, if you haven't heard.
I do think this job will be more fun. I think the kids, even if more difficult in certain ways, will be sweet. I don't think they will disrespect me (on purpose) like my previous students did because they are young and (from what I've heard) their parents teach them better. The parents are involved in their children's education, know about their disability, and work at home to renforce what we do in school. Will they be a pain in the ass? I am certain of it. But at least they care.
Essentially, I will be teaching these kids how to communicate through speech and sign and, well, just about any other way I can. How cool is that? How scary is that?
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posted by Jess at 7:03 PM
4 Comments:
Oh, man. I babysat an autistic boy for a while when I was in college. Yes, it was very challenging, but I was also about 19 years old, and he was, no matter what, extremely sweet.
I think you will be just fine. I think you would have been fine at the other place too if the parents and district demonstrated that they actually gave a damn.
It will be hard, but I think it would be really rewarding and that any progress would be infinitely more rewarding.
Proud of you!
That is a really good point, "at least they care". I've heard some horror stories about the parents... eech.
But wow, that definitely sounds like a challenge. I still don't know how you guys do it everyday. That just seems like one hell of a job. Good for you; i hope it's a positive environment for you and the kids. :)
Very cool.
Very scary.
But you will do awesome!
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