Great Day

It was one of those days that make you know why you are a teacher. I didn't have all my usual help and the day was just a blessing. My guys rose to the occasion. Not perfect but they definitely took turns creating trouble. What a wonderful morning. Now I just need to get through the field trip tomorrow.

How to spot a Special Ed Teacher

You want coffee in your room in the morning.
Gen. Ed. teacher- Buys it on the way in or brings it from home.
Good Gen. Ed.- Has a coffee maker in the room but if everything isn't there, forget it.
Good Resource Teacher- Will try to jiggle around with what they have, but knows when to give it up as a bad deal.
Severe disabilities teacher- When faced with no container for the coffee filter, decides maybe the apple corer will work. Smashes the filter around to sort of fit. Gets the hot water out of the microwave and pours it in. Filter lists to one side and spills a slurry of hot water and coffee on the counter. Grab the filter to hold it up. Burn fingers. Reevaluate and reposition filter. Pour water in again. Again get coffee all over plus coffee grounds in the cup. Reevaluate. Change filter posistion again and very slowly pour water in. Fingers now burning a lot. Get most of the water in . Gently squeeze filter and get a hole in the bottom that puts more grounds in the cup. Toss filter, clean up coffee muck off counter and floor. Drink coffee.
I will get it done NO MATTER WHAT!