Day 20

A typical Monday. I was reading in Chapter 12 of the Marchesani book. It talked about how teachers need to collaborate with one another, especially with the increase of inclusion. In the school I am currently at this seems to be the case, with a few exceptions. It's great to see teachers working together to best suit the child, but what do you do when teachers don't want to work with you. Some won't even come by to discuss the child's IEP, yet complain they have an issue with the child. I realize this will happen everywhere I go, but it makes you wonder why they teach? If they are frustrated and don't want to learn more, I feel like they have chosen the wrong profession.

As much as I dislike labeling children, it works. But the issue comes again in a full inclusion classroom when a general educator hears a word like "autism" and uses that label more than needed per say. It is as though just because of this label he is the problem child and the one she gets on the most, when he is truly being triggered by other students. I realize that some of it is his Autism, but the ones causing the problem are rarely talked to about that issue. I know things will always be a little bit frustrating, but sometimes it just makes me a little crazy!