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Subject: Dyslexic Teacher

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Marc

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Date Posted: 23:03:01 10/02/10 Sat

I am an elementary dyslexic school teacher that understands and gets the frustrations of my students. My biggest frustration getting thought college was I repeated classes and the degree I got took me 8 years where if other students put in the same time and effort it would have taken them 3. While I was student teaching I let my master teacher (the one from the college that observes and grades you) know I was dyslexic. She asked me what I found to be my biggest difficulty to be and I told her spelling. I was open that there were times in the classroom I use a spell checker in front of my students. She passed me however in her letter of recommendation she felt the need to mention my lack of spelling ability. I learned to keep my dyslexia to myself in the education world. Now in my 7th year teaching its hard to stand by and watch student struggle with other teachers who may sympathize with the student but just don't GET IT. I wish more then anything I could get other teachers to GET IT. I have even watched a dyslexic dad fight for his dyslexic son in a meeting knowing walking out at the end of the meeting nothing was going to get better because the other teacher in the room just has no Idea what it is like to stuggle to learn. She has a master in special education like so many others that just don't get it. In an ideal world I would teach only dyslexic studets at my own school. That is not the case and I was not born into money. So I am now going back to school which I do not enjoy going (love to teach) to get a master in special education. My pray is a discover a way to get non dislexic teachers to understand the frustration of the student and hopefully find or make better accomidation for us. A state funded dyslexic school in the state of california. That would be cool!

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Dyslexic Teacher	Julie (A good idea)	04:52:05 11/08/10 Mon

Re: Dyslexic Teacher	Corey	20:56:51 11/09/10 Tue

Re: Dyslexic Teacher	Keith	19:54:27 11/14/10 Sun