SPECIAL EDUCATION/REGULAR EDUCATION TEACHERS?

Darrin Hixenbaugh: You;ve got lots of questions running in your head but thats good. In my school district in Texas, special ed. teachers receive about $1500 - 3000 more than reg. ed teachers. Your school district may not. However, these teachers are LIFESKILLS teachers, which means they have kids who are very low academically , multiple disabilites, non verbal with MR , wheelchair bound, etc. They are with those children for the entire day....even lunch . All subjects are taught by them, in that 1 classroom, no moving around. While reg, ed teachers drop off their class for music, PE or lunch, not lifeskill teachers. They dont break from their kids. Have you ever changed a diaper of an 8 or 9 year old? Worked with a autistic, nonverbal 4th grader AND a 1st grader with severe MR and ADHD? How about a child who bites, kicks and bangs his head on the wall when over stimulated? The LS teachers dont have only 2nd graders or kinders. The class consists of the entire grade! s of the elem. school ( 1st - 4th) perhaps. It takes a very, VERY SPECIAL teacher to work and love working with SPECIAL children.Good Luck!...Show more