I have to agree with you!!! if only i had the courage, i would be homeless but happier!

In reply to this comment by brycewi19:
As a former special needs teacher, this guy is my new hero!

Spread this video around to all teachers you know. I guarantee the majority of them feel just like this guy and would love to have his courage!

being a teacher of students with special needs in ohio, i feel this mans pain. this is what i wanted to do my whole life, and now i no long er teach curriculum, IEP goals, or general skills my students need, but things that might be on a test. i currently teach 3rd grade in a district where 78% of our students are at or below the poverty level. 3rd grade is the first year that our students take tests. in ohio, each student takes the SAME test. i have many students who are unable to read, but are required to take the SAME test as the general ed. students. i have had many students cry, get frustrated, ED students who throw the biggest fits. and i am told that with the right accommodations my students can pass. the only accommodation that i can think of that would help my students pass is for me to give them the answers (which i dont). NCLB is the biggest crock and for me, the main reason i may not stay all that much longer in special education.