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An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a federally mandated paperwork drafted together by a team that includes parents, general education teacher, specialists, and a special education teacher. It is a very lengthy document. Paperwork is a horrific burden in special education. Many special education teachers are so busy with the paperwork that they can't keep up with the required instruction laid out in the IEP. There are teacher shortages all over the nation in special education. School districts are desperate to retain sped staff. Many of these children are well behind grade-level standards. Some improve while others languish. There's also very difficult behavior to deal with as well from these kids. It is a very difficult job. Also, the current ideology is to encourage inclusion of special education students as much as possible in with their general education peers. It adds a huge burden on general education teachers. They must follow the IEP to modify and accommodate the IEP directive. Inclusion does help kids with disabilities and general education students. Children who are isolated from the general ed population do not do well socially and never catch up. When the recent LA strike transpired, the district tried to stop sped staff from striking in court. However, the judge ruled in favor of sped staff. There are more than 60,000 children identified with disabilities in the LA school district. The strike would be a significant set back. Families of children with disabilities struggle a lot and need school services for help.

Administrators at school are fearful of sped law and bend over backwards to keep from being sued. Sometimes children who are extremely violent that are not a good fit for public school must be retained. Schools are left with paying for a one-one-one adult to supervise volatile students. Funding is expensive. Children can be misdiagnosed. Especially kids who are from low socio-economic backgrounds or has language barriers are not evaluated accurately.

https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2019/01/los_angeles_special_education_teachers_strike.html

An IEP is reviewed once a year and is many pages long. Every 3 years students are required to be reevaluated which requires more paperwork, a file review, and/or and evaluation. If there's any changes to an IEP or a parent meeting for any reason there's more paperwork. Yes, IEPs can be poorly written and managed. Some students are served well at all. There is a huge shortage in qualified staff.

One important battle for the future of the USA is what is happening in the public school system. Left activist educators like to intimidate with PC and are quick to take leadership positions in school departments. They control how Common Core is taught. Conservatives that are in school have to be extremely careful. It is a war zone. When Common Core came in school districts had to adopt new textbooks that are extremely biased. The kids are being indoctrinated. Libs are establishing many "help groups" at school that are causing racial problems. I hope President Trump will have the opportunity to make some effective changes to the public school system.

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>>4998488

Anon,

There are some awful educators out there. I saw one year where a sped teacher was an avid cyclist and worked on his bicycle in class instead of working with kids. It was an embarrassment. He was a friend of the superintendent. Once teachers earn tenure districts shuffle bad people from building to building. There are some educators who work extremely work. Many teachers have to pay for student supplies out of their own pocket. There are good people and bad.

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Sorry, too many typos. I'm really tired from no sleep.

>>4998598

Atrocities. Did anyone notice in the round table on human trafficking where they talked about technology where they can get fingerprints from a photo even when the fingers were not facing forward. Interesting? Why did they present that?

He starts at 31:18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHsiiaZTHxk