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Category Archives: Blogger Kathy
Kathy: Time to Say Goodbye
What a great experience being a CEC blogger has been. I remember last year when I wandered on to the Council for Exceptional Children Web site to catch up on special education news, as I had just been hired as… Continue reading
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Kathy: Mother/Daughter Job Hunting
I find myself in a new chapter of my special education career: I’m an Unemployed Teacher. I was laid off and now am looking full time for a full-time teaching job. What an eye-opening experience the application process has been!… Continue reading
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Kathy: Having Students Speak for Themselves
There is one session from the CEC convention that has so inspired me “Project My Voice” is about helping young adult students make a video about themselves. It gives them the opportunity to show what they can do, what they… Continue reading
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Kathy: W.O.W. (Wonderful, Outstanding, Worthwhile)
I am waiting for my flight out of Nashville after attending the CEC 2010 Convention & Expo. I have a couple of hours here to sort out my many experiences. I will try not to use the world “wow” too… Continue reading
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Kathy: Our Own “Dancing with the Stars”
Thursday night was our spring dance. It’s a pretty casual affair; it’s held at a golf club near school, which is also one of the job sites for our students. One of our teacher’s husbands, who happens to be a… Continue reading
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Kathy: Are WE ready for Our Students to Date?
I work with 18-to-26 year-old students. And what do most young adults spend much of their time thinking about? That’s right, the opposite sex. My students, who have mild disabilities, are no different. One young man has a crush on… Continue reading
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Kathy: My Work with Emotional Disabilities – Then and Now
When I was in college, a hundred years ago, my plan was to get a regular elementary teaching degree and endorsements in what was referred to back then as M.I. (mentally impaired) and E.I. (emotionally impaired). Everything went swimmingly until… Continue reading
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Kathy: Winter Blues
Let’s see, what to write? Well, it is February in Michigan. Those who live in Michigan would not need me to write anything more; they would just nod and know exactly what I meant. But for the rest of you,… Continue reading
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Kathy: How My Job Has Changed Me
My new job sure has changed me. First, a little history. I was home raising my children for quite a while; my last full-time teaching position was in 1984. I did some part-time work in between but mostly was at… Continue reading
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Kathy: Help!
Our school just announced another round of budget cuts. This round was deep and we are still smarting from it. Teachers with master’s degrees have taken a $5,000 pay cut. Classroom budgets were slashed from $1,000 to $500 each (we… Continue reading
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