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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I definitely learned a lot from this term and will try next term to make everything 100% consistent. (every week: 1 reading quiz, 1 homework, 1 worksheet, test every 4 weeks) I don't care if it's boring. We all need a little boring right now and the students AND I both had a hard time figuring out all the changing stuff.[/quote]

And what price do you pay for not knowing what you were doing? Its very reasonable to argue that this was extreme situation. You did your best so you shouldn't suffer any professional set backs because of this situation, right? Guess what you won't. Yeah you.

Your students are not as lucky. The ones with well organized teachers have a huge advantage. The ones with teachers who "did their best" but did not do well or teachers who are a hot mess pay the price. Your sophomores and juniors who just tanked their GPA because some teachers are a hot mess pay the price. Many colleges that were within reach are now off the table for a good number of kids but so what. So what if a kid who was on the path to get a merit scholarship no longer qualifies. As long as the teachers don't experience any penalty its all good, just a learning experience. Lets the kids pay instead. [/quote]

This is the daily life of a parent with a child with disabilities. A bad teacher + a kid with disabilities = little to no education for that student. It's a crap shoot if you get a teacher who understands the first thing about the disability and it's an absolute miracle if they follow the iep and it doesn't matter anyway because the teacher often thinks your kid is "less than" and will never get a good grade.  I've seen so many teachers take a hard line with a student with disabilities because the teacher believes they are just dumb or lazy.  So many teachers punish kids who have the accommodation of extended time because "it's not fair to the other students".  [/quote]

Some kids with IEPS are dumb and lazy. I hate to say it, but it is the truth.  There is a lot of what teachers call "learned helplessness" especially if they don't have parent support.   All of my reminders, emails, visual cues, phone calls home just get ignored by some parents and students.  And then it is my fault when the kid isn't doing well.  Yes, this is with following the IEP.  (I am SpEd certified.)[/quote]

You are vile and ignorant. Any teacher who refers to a kid with a disability as dumb or lazy should be fired. You are woefully uneducated. [/quote]

You need to choose another profession, teach. I mean this with kindness. It does not sound like you are cut out for this. [/quote]

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