What Really Causes Special Education Teachers to Burn Out?
March 12, 2019
By: Josh Brown
Source: Education Week
During a recent class, Ernesto propelled a volley of four-letter expletives, an eraser, and a chair at my unsuspecting student-teacher. This was the last straw: The teacher, who had been showing a lot of promise, decided to drop out of his credential program the next day. His exasperation was real; I’ve felt the same many times during my six-year career as a special education teacher.
And I’m not alone.