Is anyone familiar with inclusion? I am a new teacher at our middle school and this is the first year of inclusion. I have a BA in English and a smidgen of special ed training. I am an emergency hire because of the teacher shortage. Therefore, I am a special ed teachr and am an inclusion teacher. The general ed teachers resent us being in their classrooms and do everything they can to undermine us. It is a nightmare. I can't wait for this year to be over. I love my kids, but the teachers are unpleasant at best.
Please, if anyone has any advice regarding inclusion, please let me know. Thanks.

ballengerb1

You are not in a nice place. Your adminisatrator has not done a good job of directing and supervising the general ed teachers. Many teachers are not happy when anyone is in their room and this includes administrators, fellow teachers, aides and parents. It is an old mindset but you have breached the walls of their castle, their classroom. It is January and you won't change their minds now but you could try a 1:1 with the teacher. Don't even try to talk about the hostile enviroment, ask what you can do to help her/him better. Does she/he have some suggestions that will help you meet the needs of the student. Maybe you will be able to start some bridge building with this person.

pimpete

if the teachers are meanthen give'm a talste of there own med.