69 Special Education Teacher Reviews
Special Education Teachers give their job an average rating of 3.6 out of 5.0. The Special Education Teachers happiest with their jobs are employed by Boston Public Schools with an average rating of 4.5 while the Special Education Teachers least happy with their jobs work for Westchester Arc with an average rating of 1.5.
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"Do you like beating your head against the wall Yes Be a Special Ed teacher."
"I love problem-solving and actual teaching. I do not enjoy discipline, and ungrateful students. I don't have the support needed for effective class managment. I don't like that I am stuck in a classroom everyday and I don't get the opportunity to do public speaking, research or write."
"I truly love the children and their families I have worked with.I hate teaching kids how to take tests ALL YEAR LONG so a district looks good and not being able to go over the basics that sped kids need so badly. Teaching used to be inventive and fun--now we are merely techs teaching like robots to turn children into robots who can guess which answer to bubble 'so they can have a candy party at the end of the year'."
What do you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?
"I love my job, but get frustrated working in a large bureaucracy."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Keep in mind that your ultimate responsibility is to your students."
What don't you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?
"There is a great deal of need within our student population and not enough resources to effectively serve all students."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would provide greater accountability for administrators and other high-salaried, high leadership positions."
What do you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?
"The children are mostly interested and curious. I like working with the students."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Change careers and run away from here now before it's too late."
What don't you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?
"The work load is ridiculous and increasing demands of high-stakes testing are warping the daily purposes of teachers."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Care more for the employees, provide adequate support for accomplishing ever-increasing demands made on classroom teachers"
What do you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?
"I loved my students. My students have Special Needs, and I loved providing them with a well-rounded, excellent education. I also loved my co-workers. It was incredible to see the strides my students made in my classroom."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"I did really well with the interviews, because LAUSD was so great, back then. Be soo open to whatever change there is, and just be honest."
What don't you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?
"The new administration came in and changed the location code of our school, and that allowed them to get rid of most of our staff, including people who had been at the school over 30 years, and the vast majority of our students. They kept people who didn't support the union (including my union leader). I was the only foreigner, and the new principal didn't renew my work visa, with one check mark, so that was awful and shocking."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Allow people to move to another location, and don't be underhanded. Normally, we had a wonderful administration, before LAUSD wanted to move so many schools to Charter (cheaper, no unions)."
What do you like about working at Albuquerque Public Schools?
"I really like my co-workers. I also like the hours, and being off in the summer. I like the control I have, as well as the variety in my job."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Know that you are not going to change the culture of APS; accept the insanity and you'll be ok."
What don't you like about working at Albuquerque Public Schools?
"I don't have enough time, and don't feel supported in curriculum planning."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would make sure communication was better, and break the organization into smaller, more manageable parts."
What do you like about working at Boulder Valley School District?
"At my school site, everyone works together so well, and is open to integrating new ideas and processes, as long as it improves our outcomes."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Know the site and school you're interviewing for. The district has been described as 55 islands. Each site is different with a different culture."
What don't you like about working at Boulder Valley School District?
"I wish the pay was higher. But that's true of all teaching jobs."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Nothing. I think the district is on the right track."
Please give us a one liner to describe this review.
"I had a bad experience working here."
What do you like about working at Fuller County Schools?
"I liked teaching the students, but the principal was not a good leader."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"I wouldn't interview there, it is a very unpleasant place to work."
What don't you like about working at Fuller County Schools?
"It was hard to do anything to please the principal, she wasn't very supportive of any teacher."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"They should be supporting their teachers, not do everything in their power to make people quit."
What do you like about working at Westchester Arc?
"Love teaching children. Love interaction with children. Love speech and occupational therapists and team."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Your salary will go down while your work load and responsibilities will increase - and you will be told repeatedly that you are not doing enough, listening enough."
What don't you like about working at Westchester Arc?
"People fired for no real reason. Job duties change without notice. Salaries decreased. No raises in four years. Teams that work well are broken up for no reason."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would make certain each worker knew how much their contribution was appreciated. I would make expectations clear and not wait for a mistake to occur and then humiliate the individual."
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