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It could always be worse

Posted March 13, 2015 in Special Education, Teacher Tales by Mick Jackson.

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Good Ideas Gone Bad

Posted November 3, 2014 in Special Education by Mick Jackson.

I’ve written the occasional blog on mistakes I’ve made as a teacher of exceptional students. I suppose it would be nice to look back on an unblemished and illustrious career […]

Normal Can Be Deceiving

Posted September 3, 2014 in Differentiated Instruction, Special Education, Student Behavior by Mick Jackson.

Tags: classroom, differentiated instruction, learning, learning disabilities, learning disability, lessons, school district, teacher, teaching

As an education specialist who has worked in the field of exceptionality for over two decades I have overheard one parent say to another, on more than one occasion, “well […]

We’re All Human

Posted August 14, 2014 in Special Education, Teacher Tales by Mick Jackson.

Tags: human, learn, mistakes, spelling, teacher, teaching, teaching tips

Sometimes as teachers we’re looked upon as an all seeing all knowing oracle, especially in the primary grades, that simply is above any type of mundane mistake. It’s easy to […]

Treating Students as Individuals

Posted July 31, 2014 in Differentiated Instruction, Special Education by Mick Jackson.

Tags: DI, differentiated instruction, teaching, teaching tips

I find it interesting that in this age of national education standards there is still a strong push to treat the learning needs of every child individually. Don’t get me […]

The Heroes Among Us

Posted April 29, 2014 in Special Education, Student Behavior by Mick Jackson.

As the story line usually goes, the superheroes among us generally blend in with our day-to-day lives. It’s not until a catastrophic event that their strengths really become apparent to […]

Need for More Training

Posted April 9, 2014 in Educator Education, Special Education by Mick Jackson.

I find it interesting that although we’ve known about Autism Disorder for decades the educational system continues to lag behind when it comes to training staff to work effectively with […]

Good Idea?

Posted January 30, 2014 in Special Education, Student Behavior, Teacher Tales by Mick Jackson.

The majority of the students I worked with came from less than desirable family backgrounds and many lived at or below the poverty line, so being a compassionate educator I […]

Meeting Student Needs

Posted September 18, 2013 in Educator Education, Special Education, Student Behavior by Mick Jackson.

You know it’s interesting that as teachers we generally assume students know what they want or need, when the reality is in many cases they have absolutely no idea what […]

Life in Special Ed

Posted July 10, 2013 in Special Education, Teacher Tales by Mick Jackson.

Tags: special education students, special education teachers, special educators

There can be a feeling that special education teachers somehow have it easier than regular classroom teachers because their class size is generally a dozen students or less where a […]