Confessions of a Special Ed Teacher

In her debut work, Confessions of a Special Ed. Teacher, Susan Cramer tells of her feelings and experiencesin her journey to teach these special children.

Using a humorous style, Susan has created a book that willevoke in others a newfound hope, inspiration, and understanding of special needs children.

Chapters in the book take the reader through the educational process of identifying children with emotional disabilities, creatingan IEP, capturing and holding the attention of special needs children, making modifications and adaptations, andimplementing behavioral strategies used in her classroom to attain academic and emotional success in the livesof her students.

She sprinkles throughout the book controversial issues all too common in her profession:teacher burnout, overcrowded classrooms, budget shortfalls, ineffective administrators, pushy politicians,and absentee parents.

She allows the reader to glimpse into her inner sanctum of the teacher's lounge and theantics that keep her of sane mind and body before and after school hours.

Then she presents the reader with heart-wrenching stories about those special students who have touched her very soul.

Through a combinationof tough love, old-school tactics, compassion and humor the author is able to get the students to trustand open up to her in their quest to be successful for school.

A "e;must read"e; for parents, educators, administratorsand prospective collegiate education majors.