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Hi everyone!

As the title says,I am considering going back to school for my Masters in SPED. I have a BS in healthcare admin and dislike my current job as a medical biller. I was in a BA in SPED program but was forced to quit because my husband is military and got orders to Germany. My school would not let me continue while overseas, so I had to change my major within my university to healthcare mgmt so I could finish online.

We return to the states in a year and I would like to pursue my masters. Is SPED a good career choice? I love children (I have 3 of my own) and I already have a semester of Ed classes and student teaching under my belt. Do you enjoy your job? I guess I am just looking for reassurance!

Thanks to all who give me advice!
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D. Williams On 6/14/15, Christy wrote: > Hi everyone! > > As the title says,I am considering going back to school for > my Masters in SPED. I have a BS in healthcare admin > and dislike my current job as a medical biller. I was in a > BA in SPED program but was forced to quit because my > husband is military and got orders to Germany. My s...See More
Jun 15, 2015
D. Williams On 6/14/15, Betty Ann wrote: > I'm not actually a SPED teacher, although I am a teacher. And > yes, I like my job very much. > > My concern for your situation would be whether you would be > able to find jobs if you are moving around with the military. > Subbing, yes. But a fulltime job can be hard to find. > > > On 6/14/...See More
Jun 15, 2015
Danna W. I have been a SPED assistant for 5 years and have returned to school to gain my Master's in SPED because I live what I do and want to have my own classroom. It is often very trying, but the sacrifice is definitely worth the gain. I wouldn't want to do anything else. Good Luck!!
Jun 15, 2015
Beth Special Needs Loving kids is only part of what you will need to be happy and successful as a SPED teacher. You also need to love teaching and strategizing and working with other adults. You will need to be able to be sustained on the smallest successes and not be discouraged by repeated failure. You will need to be able to deal with poop, puke and snot on a dai...See More
Jun 17, 2015
Kathy One of the main reasons I retired at the end of this past school year was due to testing and endless mounds of paperwork. I was doing monthly pretests and posttests on my all of my students. Testing was done on a month to month basis. I did benchmark testing three times during the school year on each student, again on a 1:1 basis. I had 5/6 of my s...See More
Jun 18, 2015


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