Last night I tuned in to my podcast app to catch up on some episodes I've missed in the Podcast Edu world, and I decided to listen to this episode: https://theedpodcast.podbean.com/e/check-in-35-at-what-cost/ I really connected with the episode because it discussed things I've been reflecting on this school year. The discussion of the educator life/personal life balance got me reflecting on my current and past school year, to which I'll share a bit about. _____________________ First let me give you some background. My name is Amber, and I'm a special education teacher for students in grade 1-3. This is my second year in special education (4th year teaching overall). The opportunity to jump into this field of teaching presented itself last school year, and from there I discovered both the challenge and passion of this area. My first full year in special education was a lot of learning. If someone asked me years ago "what is your dream grade/area to teach?...
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