Zelma & DMPLS...I have a Masters Degree in Special Education but I have not been a classroom teacher since 1999. The dysfunctional district was too much for me and I changed careers. I taught in self-contained classrooms, where all of the students had special needs and also taught a special class for mainstreamed students who needed the extra academic support to stay mainstreamed. I also was a co-teacher for an Algebra I class with a regular math teacher. The class was 50% mainstreamed students and 50% typical but we didn't differentiate between the two. I loved those classes. My self-contained classes were dumping grounds in a lot of ways. I got the students that nobody anted tod eal with. They were often placed in classes I taught even if they didn't make sense for the kid to be in the class. I also very often was expected to teach multiple subjects in one classroom at a given time. Go figure. The summer I taught summer school I had kids working on 12 different courses. Sigh.
Luan..I will PM you after I post this. Thank you for the compliment...nobody has ever told me that I sound like a fairy godmother before. I really enjoyed meeting you and wish we could have hung out for longer.
We went to breakfast today with friends and I allowed myself a compromise. I got an eggwhite omelette with cheese, turkey sausage and mushrooms and instead of a bread and potatoes I had a half of a plain waffle. Last night I splurged a little at dinner. I decided I wanted soup and a salad...both of which were great...but I treated myself to a Berry Mojito. I am a sucker for fresh mint. It was well worth the points
It was so lovely and cooler this morning and now it's hot again and I am all sweaty....YUCK!
Enjoy your Sundays....whatever they may bring
