Yesterday I was an substitute aide in a second grade. Quasi-urban school.

[no_hypocrisy]

I swear that every third child should have an IEP. Screaming, shouting, running after each other, climbing on stuff, knocking stuff off desks and then stomping on the objects, leaving the classroom/in the hallways/wouldn't come back in/blocking the door from the outside so I couldn't open the door, talking when the teacher was talking, throwing things.

My head is still spinning.

There were too many of them acting like this to get order in the classroom.

[secondwind]

1. What is IEP

[Skittles]

2. maybe this

Individualized Education Program

The Individualized Education Program is a legal document under United States law that is developed for each public school child in the U.S. who needs special education. It is created through a team of the child's parent and district personnel who are knowledgeable about the child's needs.

[delisen]

3. Individualized Educational Program

An IEP is used by law for students in special education. It sets individual learning goals and objectives for a child and involves parents, teachers, and others in planning and monitoring.

[CentralMass]

6. An "Individualized Educational Plan"

[SheltieLover]

4. Flourescent lighting can contribute greatly to this

I'd read about this, but experienced the quiet calm in an Olive Garden restaurant that was lit 100% with LEDs.

Other factors contribute, too, I'm sure.

[BigmanPigman]

5. My last class of 1st graders in my urban district

was the worse one out of almost 20 years. I had a few classes like that while I subbed 150 days a year for 2 years but that is how they treat subs (I had to be super strict due to it). The principal put all the bad kids from 7 K classrooms into one class for 1st and it turned out to be mine. It was my first year at that school as well as my last. I could not teach for 2 straight hours. After I left all the teachers complained to the principal for doing that to me. They couldn't find another teacher to stay with that class it was so bad.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Which Is Why I Don't Sub In...

...classes younger than 6th grade!
I do science & math grades 6-12. I'll do music classes, once in a while, as well.
One time i did 6-8 science in a small school. One period in the afternoon covered PE for 2 classes. 2nd & 5th grade. The 2nd grade class felt like 40 hours, not 40 minutes!