TEACHER TOP TEN LIST

Top Ten Times When You Should Not Refer a Child for Special Education

10. The first day of school

9. The day you get your class list for the following school year

8. When the Child Study Team is eating lunch in the faculty room

7. During a faculty meeting

6. At Back to School Night

5.The day the student announces they are moving

4. After your principal just informed all faculty members to make sure they first explore other avenues

3. The first week your student has started a Response to Intervention program

2. The day a parent tells you they just started medicating Johnny for his ADHD

1. When you’re non tenured and the child’s father is the President of the Board of Education

Hope you enjoyed them, feel free to submit to David Letterman on my behalf. I’ll make a parent list next time.