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coyote
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| Quote: | But on a friendlier note, Teaching requires patience,
understanding and being able to fit in!
Alot of us would have a problem in the last part
(fitting in) but the patience, and understanding
part can be better worked on! |
You don't have to fit in beeing a teacher. I've been a teacher foir several years (and intend to get back at it soon). Students don't expect you to fit in with them. In fact, if you try this, you'll end up getting troubles, a lot of troubles (don't ask why, i just know it by experience). Student expect you keep a certain distance with them. They unconciously expect you to stay on your pedestial, even during break. That's the only way to keep control over teasing.
Because of your status student won't try to tease you. But if you "get down to thier level", you are vulnarable. And this is never good. I almost lost my job with one group with whom i tried to become friends. They let me go, and go, and go.... and then, suddenly turn thier back on me and starts using everything i did against me. A teacher is not supposed to become friend with thier students, that's another unwritten rule for which, they make you big troubles if you don't follow.
On the other side, IMHO teaching is the best career solutions for Aspies. They are very focussed on particular subject, very knowledgable about it, and likes to talk to other about it endlessly.... |
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irishmic
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| Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:07 pm Post subject: Going back to teaching |
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I am a special ed teacher and an Aspie.
I work in a gifted program at a private school where 90% of my students have Asperger's.
It is extremely rewarding, and because we are almost all aspies in my class, the social world is built to suit our needs. At times it would be easy for an NT to feel totally lost and confused in my classroom, but we aspies feel right at home.
There is a real need for people with Aspergers to be teachers.
I would encourage all aspies who feel called to teach to teach.
It is totally rewarding, and Aspies make the best teachers for students on the spectrum. |
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Namiko
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While we're on the topic of special ed, has anyone read (or heard of) Why Can't I Learn? by Carpenter?
Some of the best teachers I've had have had "aspie tendencies". Irishmic, I see why we would make good teachers for those on the spectrum. 
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