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Started 3 days, 16 hours ago (2010-01-02 12:51:00)
by marieniamh
Hi there I have been a secondary English teacher for 10 years and really want to change direction and follow a personal ambition to work within special needs and eventually train (at some point ) to become a Teacher of the Deaf. Ideally, I would like to work with younger children. My problem lies in how to get to get the relevant experience and still earn enough money to support my ...
Started 4 days, 11 hours ago (2010-01-01 18:21:00)
by Hephzibah77
I am thinking of relocating to Fairfax County because i have heard about the great education for Autism there. People have made mention of Applied behavioral analysis being incorporated into the public school education for autistic kids. Is this really true? My son is 8, currently in 3rd grade, diagnosed with autism (he is verbal), and mainstreamed at present. How good are FCPS as far as ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-12-28 08:55:00)
by marinersfan
I will be graduating with my Masters in Special Education this summer. My husband and I are willing to relocate to get a job. We have looked at Texas, because my husbands family lives near Dallas, but we are hearing about a lot of difficulty finding positions in the area. We are interested to find out in what areas of the country may be good areas to look for special education jobs (...
Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-12-28 00:02:00)
by marinersfan
My husband has family in Texas. We are considering moving to Houston to be closer to them. I have a special education teaching degree and wonder about the job market for teachers in the Houston area? We have young children and living in a nice neighborhood with good schools will be a priority. We also would like to purchase a home for around $200,000. Houston is a very a large city, ...
Started 2 days, 3 hours ago (2010-01-04 02:44:00)
by Denton56
Quote: Originally Posted by Skatergirl Another parent's perspective: Directly due to the pressure of an impending ABA/VB charter school sponsored by (POAC, a parent group), FCPS made significant improvements in the autism programs a few years ago. In the space of a year FCPS pulled a complete reversal and switched from testifying ...
Started 1 week ago (2009-12-29 10:13:00)
by marinersfan
Quote: Originally Posted by zthatzmanz28 I absolutely love teaching in my county. I have an elementary self-contained quasi-day treatment. Administration does its best to get what need. They support what is happing in the classroom. Last year I had monies for supplies (over $600) but it disappeared with th budget cuts that ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-12-28 10:33:00)
by zhugeliang1
I'm getting certified in education of the blind and visually impaired (I'm already certified in deaf education) so I am wondering if Katy ISD has a good special ed department, can any parents here advise on this? I may apply next year or so when I pass all exams. Thanks.
Started 4 days ago (2010-01-02 05:01:00)
by FontanaResident
halkshaw wrote: The Democrats run the State the CTA Califirnia Teachers is the most powerful union in the State they get what ever they want no matter who it hurts. the way I would handle the budget crisis in Ca. would be to close all State County and local Government offices one day a week until the budget isin line. This would amount to a cut of 32 hr a month. We do that until the ...
Started 2 days, 6 hours ago (2010-01-03 23:46:00)
by jenygs09
Quote: Originally Posted by Unregistered Without burger-flippers, we wouldn't have fast food burgers.. So what do you mean doomed? *mock glares* Burger-flippers are important. So are plumbers, garbage men, etc. Just sayin'.. I thought most teachers taught at the speed of the majority, not the minority, so I'm not seeing how ...
Started 2 days, 17 hours ago (2010-01-03 12:22:00)
by tonysam
Edited on Sun Jan-03-10 12:38 PM by tonysam who may have fewer kids to work with than a regular classroom teacher, though this isn't always the case with life skills teachers, for example, who may have as many 20 kids in their classroom. For example, a special education teacher may work exclusively with autistic kids--true autistics, not Asperger's--which may number five or six kids, ...
