It is now the fourth week of school and my students poor behaviors are escalating even more. It is very frustrating not being able to help him control his emotions. The biggest problem I am having is reaching the other students in my class. I have to spend so much time and energy attending to him that my other students are not getting the attention they deserve. I am still teaching them and staying in compliance with their goals and objectives, but they are the well behaved children. Don't they deserve all the attention. How can one deal with all the issues in a special ed. class at the same time. I guess it takes some time and experience to figure it out.
After leaving school upset every day for the first three weeks I returned with a new attitude today and it helped me (not the student) greatly. I decided this weekend that his behaviors toward me are not personal. He is not directing these behaviors towards me because he hates me. Well maybe he does, but I don't think so. Each time he lashed out at me today I tried to remember it was not personal and tried to think of a way to help him get through whatever he was feeling inside. Again it helped me deal with it more than him. It is going to be a long road and I have developed a great deal of respect for all special ed. teachers. Especially those who have stuck with it for a long time.
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