“special needs” does not just refer to children with disabilities, but also to those who are exceedingly capable. It refers to the extremes of the bell curve. Both populations are often in need of more beyond the general curriculum. Anyone using that term to refer to children with disabilities doesn’t know what…

Just finished my first year. Coming back because the three criteria you listed are present at the district I teach in. The pay could be better, but the flip side is that the district does NOT pressure you to spend an excessive amount of personal time working. In fact, the opposite is true. My administrators stress the…