More knowledge can make people uncomfortable, especially when it comes with accountability.
After completing advocacy training, this educator brought what she learned back into the school. Her fellow special education teacher felt validated. Some of the things they had questioned before? They had been right to question them.
But that new knowledge also changed the conversations. When she was asked for input, she started looking more critically at things like present levels and asking whether the IEP truly contained what it needed.
Accountability doesn’t have to mean attacking people. Sometimes it simply means knowing what should be happening and being willing to ask questions when it isn’t.
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After completing advocacy training, this educator brought what she learned back into the school. Her fellow special education teacher felt validated. Some of the things they had questioned before? They had been right to question them.
But that new knowledge also changed the conversations. When she was asked for input, she started looking more critically at things like present levels and asking whether the IEP truly contained what it needed.
Accountability doesn’t have to mean attacking people. Sometimes it simply means knowing what should be happening and being willing to ask questions when it isn’t.
#SpecialEducationBoss #IEPAdvocacy #SpecialEducation #IEPTraining #PresentLevels #IEPTeam #EducatorSupport #StudentAdvocacy #SpecialEducationAcademy