tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546425043426425595.post1754514355419913688..comments2023-09-01T01:50:56.343-07:00Comments on This May Be A Dream Come True: Working Mom BluesLaraf123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283945251427328960noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546425043426425595.post-61896402681778668162009-11-06T11:12:56.191-08:002009-11-06T11:12:56.191-08:00How were you able to post that at 9:34...anyway......How were you able to post that at 9:34...anyway...I'm home sick. I know what you mean. It's hard to go to work. I'm doing okay this year but Chad's definitely anti-school lately. I feel bad for him. I don't know what to tell him, I mean, it's not like he can just stop teaching. At least not without a plan. I like the idea of looking for and recognizing the small things. There are kids there for you to teach, hopefully you can reach them but you can't always reach them all.Mrs. Vincenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328314014130372377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546425043426425595.post-14203781908334238172009-11-07T05:04:09.698-08:002009-11-07T05:04:09.698-08:00(Actually I wrote the post late night Thurs but ha...(Actually I wrote the post late night Thurs but had to check accuracy of the quote on my desk Fri. I'm glad I took the time out of my evening routine to write it--I felt a little better afterwards, just for venting)<br><br>What subject/age does Chad teach?Laraf123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283945251427328960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546425043426425595.post-64841473170715287942009-11-09T06:19:34.318-08:002009-11-09T06:19:34.318-08:00In special education, the triumphs are small and d...In special education, the triumphs are small and difficult to detect. Regular ed teachers can point to jumps in test scores and post bulletin boards of praiseworthy student projects. For a sped teacher, keeping a kid in school may make a huge life difference in years hence, but it is nothing we can measure and boast about. Getting a parent to agree to services, writing paperwork that won't get the district sued is huge--but we do it in snatched moments of computer time. Meanwhile, those very real intensive care kids are there needing our help, and we are sometimes their last best hope. Remember that famous feminist line about Ginger Rogers doing every dance step that Fred Astaine did--but she did it backwards in high heels.Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01406610702018969011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546425043426425595.post-89245612964517701632009-11-15T15:16:00.850-08:002009-11-15T15:16:00.850-08:00I am so glad that you wrote this post! I have alw...I am so glad that you wrote this post! I have always loved my job as a special educator, and have especially enjoyed the unique challenges of my middle school students. However, since becoming a mom to the Twincredible Twosome, I am amazed at the change in my focus, my perspective, my drive. I just don't have that intensity anymore....and I am sad about it. Years ago, I was actually selected as a finalist for our state's Teacher of the Year. I was one of those over-the-top super dedicated teachers who was always coming up with the newest and latest and greatest ways to reach my students. Now, I am always one of the first ones out the door to get home to my own kiddos. It's not good, but it's the reality of being a single mom of twin boys with special needs, who also works full time outside of the home. I wish I could find a better balance. Thanks for writing this post.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303861538066787622noreply@blogger.com