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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is just starting college and plans to major in special education.  This weekend I  saw on, I think, NBC Nightly News, that there is a teacher shortage in three primary areas: science, math and special ed.

When were were looking at schools last year, the director of the program where she is now going said the same thing and that every special ed graduate at the college the year before had gotten a job.[/quote]

I am the single parent sped teacher here, and I think this is a totally different situation.  Going into special ed while you are young, and you have years to go before your first kid is great.  Sure your first year will be incredibly hard, but that's what the energy of youth is for.  As a veteran special ed teacher with 5+ years under your belt when you have kids you can choose to stay in the classroom, which will feel more manageable at that point or move into admin,or do something related like becoming a BCBA or a tutor or a consultant.

I wouldn't change my career choice if I had a time machine, except maybe to SLP, but I also wouldn't choose to start a career in this field with elementary school aged kids.[/quote]

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