How many Black lives could have been saved if police departments had the de-escalation skills of special education teachers, social workers, or mental health professionals?
How many thousands of children are sent to the principal's office, suspended, or referred to special education because their cultural values are not congruent with their teacher or school's cultural values?
How many thousands of children are sent to the principal's office, suspended, or referred to special education because their cultural values are not congruent with their teacher or school's cultural values?
How many thousands of children are sent to the principal's office, suspended, or referred to special education because their cultural values are not congruent with their teacher or school's cultural values?
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If educators of color are not supported, valued, or respected in our schools then how do we expect our students of color to feel supported, valued, and respected in our schools?
How many thousands of children are sent to the principal's office, suspended, or referred to special education because their cultural values are not congruent with their teacher or school's cultural values?
How can teachers realistically support "the whole child" when we don't have enough funding for social workers, psychologists, special education teachers, and related service providers in our schools?
What if Black teachers were recognized more for their content knowledge, pedagogical abilities, and ability to teach instead of their ability to discipline and manage Black students' behavior?
What if Black teachers were recognized more for their content knowledge, pedagogical abilities, and ability to teach instead of their ability to discipline and manage Black students' behavior?
What if Black male teachers were recognized more for their content knowledge, pedagogical abilities, and ability to teach instead of their ability to discipline and manage Black students' behavior?
Attending an IEP meeting when the family, general education teacher, and special education team are all working together and celebrating the child is a beautiful thing.
Not enough Black male teachers teach AP or gifted education classes. Yet, too many Black male teachers are expected to handle the behavior and discipline of Black students.
The emotional distress educators experience is often overlooked. Too many educators give everything they have to their schools and students but not enough for themselves. If we're appreciating teachers for what they do, we also have to support their mental health.
Attending an IEP meeting when the family, general education teacher, and special education team are all working together and celebrating the child is a beautiful thing.
How many thousands of children were sent to the principal's office, suspended, or referred to special education because their cultural values were not congruent with their teacher or school's cultural values?
Why are schools and districts more concerned with compliance and due process of special education and less concerned with the actual academic outcomes of special education students?
Not enough Black male teachers teach AP or gifted education classes. Yet, too many Black male teachers are expected to handle the behavior and discipline of Black students.
Why is it that even though teachers are some of the most educated workers in the US, they earn less than other highly educated professionals in different fields?
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One problem (of many) that occurs is that sometimes those expectations are influenced on whether or not child is Black or Brown. Which begs another question: Why are our students of color held to higher standards than some white adults?
How can teachers realistically support "the whole child" when we don't have enough funding for social workers, psychologists, special education teachers, and related service providers in our schools?
Does anybody feel like there are so many programs and initiatives going on at their school that they end up being counterproductive to each other or cause a competition for resources?
Attending an IEP meeting when the family, general education teacher, administrator, and special education team are all working together and celebrating the child is a beautiful thing.
Ready for a paradigm shift? Many students with behavioral disorders also have an expressive or receptive language disorder. Students who act out may not be trying to get in trouble. But, they may be trying to communicate a need.
The individuals who understand the "COVID generation" of students the most are not current researchers, policymakers, or administration. It's the educators who are teaching the COVID generation NOW. They are living through it every day.
All students in special education have a right to a free, appropriate, and quality education, regardless of the nature or severity of the person's disability.
Why are schools and districts more concerned with compliance and due process of special education and less concerned with the actual academic outcomes of special education students?