My middle school students have just been introduced to the concept of negative numbers. The…
Tag: special education stories
I Had My Student Arrested
I imagine most teachers have a story that haunts them years later. For me, having…
How Seeing a Former Student Changed My Summer
For the past six weeks, I’ve been in school year recovery mode. After a year…
A Case of the Shoulds
I have been battling a sickness. It has zapped my patience. It has left me…
The Present
It was a sunny, spring day in the beginning of March. The day began like…
Is Special Ed Forever?
In November, I sent my first student to a general education class. It was for…
The Weave
We were waiting for the bus when Tanisha approached me in her puffy pink jacket…
Answering Tough Questions
Ms. Carroll’s first graders were coloring pictures of Harriet Tubman and Robert E. Lee. I…
A Student Died
A boy from my school died. His name was David. He was sixteen, and I’m…
Beyond the Flashcards
Today we wrote about Godzilla. Godzilla fought King Kong at the Sears Tower and army…