Para-Spotlight

First, from the madmommy blog, a mother returning to work as a paraeducator:

And where, might you ask, am I working? I’m going back to a job I had before the munchkin was born; paraeducator for special ed kids. This time I’ll be working in a high school environment. I’m a little nervous, as it’s been two years, and back then I worked with younger kids, but I enjoy the job. We had our orientation today and I must say I feel very psyched to go “back to school”.

The title of this short article and accompanying video is Autistic 10-year-old writes a series of books. The article mentions:

Four months ago, Nick asked a para-educator for help on writing a book about dinosaurs.

Wendy Berg of McPherson, Kansas has been a paraeducator for 21 years and recently received the Exceptional Opportunity of the Year Award from the Kansas Council for Exceptional Children. From the article:

A story of the recipient of the Outstanding Paraeducator Award in Marshaltown, Iowa: After taking a moment to compose herself, Crouse did her best to put into words why she comes to school every day and does what she does. “I love kids. It’s as simple as that,” she said. “I love them and I’ve … Read more