I am a special ed teacher. I WANT to be a special ed teacher. I don't want to be anything else. But dear lord, it is not easy. I haven't been able to admit that; I don't want it to be true. It's true. It's hard. But what you need to know is that it is NOT the kids. Special ed teachers are set up for failure from day one. Kids in special ed are set up for failure from day one. When I fail, I will be another statistic. Another teacher that didn't make it past year 5. When my kids fail, they will be another statistic. Just more kids that didn't make enough progress in enough time.
It's not my fault. It's not the kids' fault. It's so much more than that. It's so much bigger than that. I'm not even sure I can begin to articulate it, but I will try.
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