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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 466270" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Just my perspective, because there are certainly some jerks out there...</p><p>I dont want newbies to Special Education to think all people who serve them dont want to because of money....Most people go into special education, speech/lang pathology, Occupational Therapist (OT), PT etc. because they really do enjoy helping and want to help. Assessments are done with a sincere effort to find out what is going on. I have literally never heard a single co-worker, and I can say for myself I have never even once thougth of money when doing any assessment. (20+ years of experience). We wouldn't have jobs without the sp. ed. kids and have the same frustrations as parents regarding criteria cut offs etc. The teachers in the trenches do not care about the school district finances (at least where I come from, and anyone I have talked to in other settings). </p><p>That said, administrators and Special Education coordinators DO have to think of the bottom line and I have experienced that sometimes getting past them to the direct assessors and providers can be a stumbling block. Even so, I have met many many a sp. ed coordinator that is on the same page, and very often sp. ed people and gen ed people see an issue and it is a huge struggle (for legitimate reasons, it is very hard to accept such things) to get the parents on board.</p><p></p><p>My son's current teacher has spent lots of personal monies on him...for specialized reinforcers that she has even given to the bus folks. She even called me one Sunday to ask us to meet at school before he went for another 3 day seizure evaluation...she had a huge goodie bag for him to help pass the time. </p><p></p><p>I am not defending jerks or terrible school systems. Just dont want anyone to think that all the sp. ed. folks are motivated by district funding...most in the trenches dont even give it a thought until contract negotiation time, smile!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 466270, member: 12886"] Just my perspective, because there are certainly some jerks out there... I dont want newbies to Special Education to think all people who serve them dont want to because of money....Most people go into special education, speech/lang pathology, Occupational Therapist (OT), PT etc. because they really do enjoy helping and want to help. Assessments are done with a sincere effort to find out what is going on. I have literally never heard a single co-worker, and I can say for myself I have never even once thougth of money when doing any assessment. (20+ years of experience). We wouldn't have jobs without the sp. ed. kids and have the same frustrations as parents regarding criteria cut offs etc. The teachers in the trenches do not care about the school district finances (at least where I come from, and anyone I have talked to in other settings). That said, administrators and Special Education coordinators DO have to think of the bottom line and I have experienced that sometimes getting past them to the direct assessors and providers can be a stumbling block. Even so, I have met many many a sp. ed coordinator that is on the same page, and very often sp. ed people and gen ed people see an issue and it is a huge struggle (for legitimate reasons, it is very hard to accept such things) to get the parents on board. My son's current teacher has spent lots of personal monies on him...for specialized reinforcers that she has even given to the bus folks. She even called me one Sunday to ask us to meet at school before he went for another 3 day seizure evaluation...she had a huge goodie bag for him to help pass the time. I am not defending jerks or terrible school systems. Just dont want anyone to think that all the sp. ed. folks are motivated by district funding...most in the trenches dont even give it a thought until contract negotiation time, smile! [/QUOTE]
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