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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP.

Appreciate everybody's thoughts and the article.  A lot to think about.  I have just a little exposure to the population.  My first child has some developmental delays so have been through the IEP process. The program I'm looking at provides licensure for teaching students with disabilities that access the general curriculum so I believe that's children with more mild disabilities.  I do truly enjoy working with children and conduct skills trainings and workshops as part of my current job at a university.

Giving up the flexibility of my current job is something I'm nervous about though.  I'm looking for a challenge but don't want to do something that makes me feel like I can't be there for my own children.[/quote]
I would caution that these jobs are typically not as easy to get as other jobs in special Ed. I'm not trying to discourage you, but usually the shortages that are talked about are in Autism/Severe/Emotional disabilities. In the last district I was in (non-local, medium sized) all the mild/moderate openings went to internal candidates trying to stave off burnout after working with the other populations. [/quote]

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