Sometimes you try to change the system from the inside before realizing your role may need to change.
After years in special education, this educator says he repeatedly tried to improve practices from within. He saw campus-level staff working hard, but also became concerned about how decisions were being made higher up and whether leadership always had enough direct classroom experience.
Those experiences ultimately contributed to a major career pivot: leaving the school system and moving into special education advocacy.
Sometimes advocacy begins with seeing the same gaps over and over and deciding you want to address them from a different seat at the table.
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After years in special education, this educator says he repeatedly tried to improve practices from within. He saw campus-level staff working hard, but also became concerned about how decisions were being made higher up and whether leadership always had enough direct classroom experience.
Those experiences ultimately contributed to a major career pivot: leaving the school system and moving into special education advocacy.
Sometimes advocacy begins with seeing the same gaps over and over and deciding you want to address them from a different seat at the table.
#SpecialEducationBoss #SpecialEducation #SpecialEducationAdvocate #IEPAdvocacy #TeacherToAdvocate #EducatorExperience #IEP #StudentAdvocacy #SpecialEducationAcademy