I work with special education students in a middle school. I am also a teaching student. Due to the NCLB act, I got my butt in gear with school, and now have a better understanding of special ed students, learning styles, strategies in the classroom, etc.
My coworker is an older woman, who just gets by. She does bare minimum, and is a "shush" inclusion aide, whereas I walk around the room, check student progress, make sure they are on task, take copious notes for the special ed kids, etc. I am very dedicated, but I see this current job as a "pit stop" until I begin student teaching.
Well, I was in Spanish class today with this other lady. She copies notes down (Spanish and English) for this sweet as pie student. Unfortunately, she copies them in cursive, and I saw this student looking puzzled at it. To some kids, the lowercase b and l are the same, and they can't differentiate the two. Some kids will tell me straight out they cant read cursive, some will fudge along.
I then asked the student if she could read it and she said no. I asked her if she understood and said no. (Sometimes reading and understanding is different).
I then let the other aide know that she didn't understand the writing. She got all bent out of shape and told me that I needed to recopy it for her! She then goes to the student and asks her if she can read it, and she says yes. Her, the other aides, argument was yes, then she can.
I always follow the precedent of the teacher. If the teacher writes in print, I print. If they write in cursive, I write in cursive. These words were in print.
I always type out notes for the students and make multiple copies.
This wasn't a large amount of notes, maybe 10 sentences. Later in the lunch room, she got all mad at me. She told me I was undermining her, and that I didn't trust her. She now isn't speaking to me. I tried to mend the fence and say if she wasn't aware of this, now for next time, always follow the precedent the teacher sets forth. I also mention that some kids can't follow cursive.
She walked away! Pesonally I can't stand grown adults acting like a child.
I actually made the same mistake last year, and it took a teacher to coach me on the differences between print and cursive for special ed students. A special ed teacher mentioned how they can't read it, and that it is always better to do print or type.
Ever had a day where the adults act worse than the kids?
My coworker is an older woman, who just gets by. She does bare minimum, and is a "shush" inclusion aide, whereas I walk around the room, check student progress, make sure they are on task, take copious notes for the special ed kids, etc. I am very dedicated, but I see this current job as a "pit stop" until I begin student teaching.
Well, I was in Spanish class today with this other lady. She copies notes down (Spanish and English) for this sweet as pie student. Unfortunately, she copies them in cursive, and I saw this student looking puzzled at it. To some kids, the lowercase b and l are the same, and they can't differentiate the two. Some kids will tell me straight out they cant read cursive, some will fudge along.
I then asked the student if she could read it and she said no. I asked her if she understood and said no. (Sometimes reading and understanding is different).
I then let the other aide know that she didn't understand the writing. She got all bent out of shape and told me that I needed to recopy it for her! She then goes to the student and asks her if she can read it, and she says yes. Her, the other aides, argument was yes, then she can.
I always follow the precedent of the teacher. If the teacher writes in print, I print. If they write in cursive, I write in cursive. These words were in print.
I always type out notes for the students and make multiple copies.
This wasn't a large amount of notes, maybe 10 sentences. Later in the lunch room, she got all mad at me. She told me I was undermining her, and that I didn't trust her. She now isn't speaking to me. I tried to mend the fence and say if she wasn't aware of this, now for next time, always follow the precedent the teacher sets forth. I also mention that some kids can't follow cursive.
She walked away! Pesonally I can't stand grown adults acting like a child.
I actually made the same mistake last year, and it took a teacher to coach me on the differences between print and cursive for special ed students. A special ed teacher mentioned how they can't read it, and that it is always better to do print or type.
Ever had a day where the adults act worse than the kids?
I work in a children's clothing store and the parents are far worse sometimes than the children could ever be. Grown women FIGHTING over a pair of leggings. Literally, tugging on them back and forth and yelling about how they needed them more. It's kids clothes people....kids clothes. 
