Has anybody taken the Illinois 234 Director of Special Education exam? I took it for the first time today and didn't pass according to the preliminary results. I took the practice exam from the site, studied, and studied some more to no avail.
For anybody who did take it, do you have any tips? I have a Director of Sped job available to me, but I need to pass this exam first. Any insight is appreciated.
Hello, I’m new to this subreddit and I’m talking about my kids and how they grow up. I’m engaged to two other people (we’re not getting married, because why marry one and not the other.)
We were thinking about our kids going to the principles, who would go? Or to parent teacher conference’s. Us three being together, even planning a three way wedding ceremony, but I’m worried.
Since my kids won’t biologically be mine, would I be allowed to pick them up from school? Go to teacher meetings? I know I can be put as an emergency contact, but…. Idk, I’m scared the school will say,” only the real parents can be in this meeting.”
tl;dr - my wife's resignation, in her own words on YouTube
Hi r/education - Let me be the first to say it: you're all absolute heroes for teaching (no matter where you are in the world). I you're an educator at a public school in the US, you have my absolute deepest respect. You can be damn sure I'll be continuing to call my elected representatives and plead on your behalf for better treatment, pay, and organization of our school systems.
I'm here because I want to share my wife's resignation story with you. Natalie was a teacher for 10 years, with the vast majority of her tenure being here in the North Carolina School system (she also spent 2 years teaching at an international school in Vietnam, which was an incredible experience).
She taught 1st grade and Kindergarten, and over the course of the pandemic, she found herself questioning her will to stay in the job. To make a long story short, at the beginning of 2021, she decided to leave. Since then, she has been working on an elementary-education-focused YouTube channel called Primary Focus - today she posted a video documenting her decision to leave, as well as the factors that led to her submitting her resignation at the end of the last school year.
Teaching has always been Natalie's biggest love - she's an incredible educator, with a heart that's three-sizes-too-big. Seeing her leave the classroom was gut-wrenching.
As her partner and biggest fan, I am both heartbroken and extremely proud of her work. She's taken on a massive swath of new skills in building her channel - including video production, editing, and publishing, content curation, and graphic design. She's doing it all with poise and determination that I truly admire, and I'm looking forward to seeing her work reach a larger audience over time.
It's my mission to support her in everything she does... which is why I'm here.
I'd love it if you checked out her latest video:
Why I Quit Teaching | Teacher Vlog North Carolina
She would love it if you'd consider subscribing, or sharing the video with a parent or teacher in your life. Any feedback, encouragement, ideas or tips you've got are truly appreciated.
In addition to her primary-school-related educational content, she's working on a few upcoming articles and videos related to the current state of teaching, with the goal of educating and motivating parents and other voters about the state of public education, and how we can do better for students and teachers in the educational system in the US.
Thanks so much!
Inflation obviously distorts the price. However, I remember that my university education was much more affordable, and that I was able to work my way through without financial strain.
This image reminds me how much I want today's students to be able to have the same opportunities I had. In my opinion, private institutions are way too expensive for what you get.
I try to export from Blackboard to Sakai. I tried to create Common Cartridge 1.1 zip file of a course in Blackboard but the size is 2GB. Is there any success story?
About 4 years ago me and my sister left the US to come to Bolivia, when I left I was in 6th grade. In Bolivia I finished 7th, 8th and 9th grade and now I'm in 10th grade, the plan was to go back when I finish 11th grade but my father wants me to go after I finish 10th, I was going to do it until I found out that there is a possibility that I have to repeat a year in the US because if I finish 10th and go to the US I would be 3 months behind, my father told me that I would just take an English test and continue the year but my sister's friend told me that she needed to repeat a year when she got there.
Do I have to repeat a year? Or should I graduate here then go? Will it be harder for me to get into college if I graduate here? Please help me out, if you do not understand I will answer anything you ask.
