i do not understand special needs very much at all. what part of "open your journal" does a child not understand?? i cannot relate at all. i repeat myself lots of time using different words, visual demonstrations, explicit directions ... and somehow i get either blank stares or "i'm not doing this sh**".
it is SO aggravating!!!!! i still have two who are reallllly need emotionally and academically, the same one who comes up in the middle of me talking to the class and hugs me (special.) and the other girl who was precious the first day and has turned disaaastrous. at the end of the day, i marvelled at how many times they asked me the same questions, how the girl just FLIPS out at people - starts hitting and saying "i'm not messing' wit' chu ..."
and the TATTLING. how does one handle that?? so and so hit me ... so and so said this to me ... ms. matthews, the boys be beatin' up on me. AND knowing that a LOT of this is in their heads. good grief. so difficult.
i met one of my friend donnie's students after school today (we drove her home ... literally 2 blocks from school, but whatever) and she was so ... normal. that sounds awful. just awful. but i think had forgotten that my kids are in my class for a reason.
oh, that they are.
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