Have you ever thought about what you, as a teacher, can learn from your students who bring IEPs (Individualized Educational Programs) to your language classroom? I recently read an article on a blog called LANGUAGE SENSEI: A Language Teacher’s Journey, dated September 29, 2017. The posting was titled: “Thank You for Having an IEP.”
I especially loved the opening paragraph:
“One of the greatest gifts that I have been given as a teacher is a student in my class with an IEP. They have taught me so much about what true learning really is (and more too about myself as a person). They can be challenging & often go two steps forward one step back in the learning process. But they are the most valuable students that I can have in the classroom. As I take in new students with IEPs again this year I want to say ‘thank you’ for the privilege of working with them….”
and the final paragraph:
“Thank you for teaching me to play to YOUR strengths as a learner – they make me honour the strengths & challenges of ALL my students.”
Read it for yourself and see what you think! Here is the link: http://leesensei.edublogs.org/2017/09/29/thank-you-for-having-an-iep/#.XDTypVVKgdW
