Erin+Noblet

=On the first day of every new school year, I assign an IPOEM project for my middle school life skills students. This is challenging because most of them have learning disabilities, mental retardation, and Autism. Oh yeah and they HATE writing! However it gives me an opportunity to assess my student’s writing skills, creativity, and it gives me a glimpse into their feelings..if they even know how to feel. Instead of writing a standard letter explaining why I think you should vote against Governor Corbett’s proposed education cuts, I hope you will enjoy my own version of an IPOEM!=

= = = **//I am Erin Noblet and I am a special education teacher!//** = = = = **//I wonder//** how my life skills students will progress in classes that aren’t appropriate for their abilities with more students and less teacher and aide support!= = = = **//I hear//** a lot of people say “what about me?” but it should be “what about the kids and how will this impact their future education?”= = = = **//I see//** a class of challenging students with physical and emotional needs progressing each day in ALL subject areas.= = = = **//I want//** my kids to have a highly qualified and experienced teacher and that’s me!= = = = **//I am Erin Noblet and I am a special education teacher!//** = = = = **//I pretend//** that these budget cuts won’t affect me or my kids…but it is becoming more clear that it will and that scares me.= = = = **//I feel//** overwhelmed with IEP paperwork, planning instruction, contacting parents, material organization, grading papers, meeting standards, PSSA testing…should I keep going?= = = = **//I touch//** the lives of only a few special students each year but middle school is crucial in setting the pace for future success.= = = = **//I worry//** about the long term implications of these budget cuts and how they will impact the Steel Valley family!= = = = **//I cry//** because this job is CHALLENGING! I dare you to sit at my desk for one day!= = = = **//I am Erin Noblet and I am a special education teacher!//** = = = =**// I understand ..//**actually no…I don’t understand…why are they doing this to the kids?= = = =**// I say …//**T.E.A.C.H- Tell **//__Everyone__//** All Cuts Hurt= = = = **//I dream//** that our Governor and his representatives will come to their senses and stopping hurting ALL Pennsylvania students!= = = = **I try** to think positively about all of this! Join me on that journey!= = = = **//I hope//** my students have ME as their teacher next year!= = = = **I am Erin Noblet and I am a special education teacher!** =

= = =Thank you for your time and I’d appreciate your support against cuts for our students!= = = =Erin Noblet= =Life Skills Support Teacher= =Steel Valley School District= =Munhall, PA 15120= = = = =

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