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[quote=Anonymous]Here's my issue with having kids with high needs, with or without an IEP.  In some cases, I can meet their needs and hopefully make it a great year for everyone.  Sometimes behavior charts work.  Sometimes it takes having a social story or a calming corner.  Sometimes its preferential seating, finding the student's interest, lots of movement opportunities, checking in with the student, lots of praise, or any number of other strategies that effective teachers use.  I'm happy to use these.  With some kids, they need all or many of these.  That's fine.

What I am not okay with is when I cannot teach the class as a whole because I am literally consumed with the needs of a handful of kids.  When I spend 25% of my day doing direct instruction on SEL, or when I'm evacuating the classroom over and over, I'm not okay.  And what I'm really not okay with is this: Some kids need a full time aide to come and sit with them the whole day or part of the day.  Some kids can be successful in gen ed with that support.  When the kid or kids don't get that?  (and 99% of the time, they don't) When I'm expected to do what really takes 3-4 people?  I'm not okay.

This isn't about not wanting high needs kids or not wanting kids with IEP's.  I want ALL my kids to be successful, IEP or not.  ICU nurses have smaller caseloads than other nurses.  That's because the needs of those patients are higher.  I'm fine with kids with high needs, but then I need more support to support those kids.  Parents should want me to have the supports I'm asking for because it's in the best interest of those with special needs and those without.  [/quote]

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