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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see a lot of teachers with complaints about the nature of the job, such as not having many days off during the school year, having parents rely on school as a form of childcare (not sure the answer to this other than pay nanny to sit home just in case), send them kids to teach whose behavior is not perfect. 
While I understand all these complaints and would never choose to be a teacher myself, I nonetheless find it odd. Like - if you're going to be a teacher surely you realize your time off is going to bulk in summer, you know parents need to work, you know 1 in 4 kids is neurodivergent and will need intervention and/ or support, before you become a teacher? Are these things a surprise? [/quote]

I doubt 25% of kids are “neurodivergent”.  [b]Children with Autism are in a special class or go to a school for children with Autism. [/b] Children who can keep up with the classroom work and are independent might be mislabeled on the spectrum because they’re socially delayed or very awkward.  And people complain about their jobs.   What else is new. [/quote]

Maybe if they are unable to do work in a general ed classroom but many students with autism can do the work. I had a student with autism last year in kindergarten. Her parents were in total denial for years but she finally was diagnosed. She could do the work but needed a lot more support than just I could give her. The other classroom had another student with autism. He was in his first year of school and it will take a long time to move him to a self contained classroom. [/quote]

Yes, there are students with mild Autism that are mainstreamed, some with an aide, some without.  But a claim of 25% is ridiculous. [/quote]

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