Special education teachers are amazing. They help students with disabilities learn, grow, and achieve. They work hard every day. Let’s celebrate them for all they do!

Everyday Heroes

Special education teachers do some of the hardest, most important work in school. They wear many hats. They are disability and education experts. These teachers manage complex behavior plans. They handle ever-changing support needs with compassion. Their work takes knowledge, patience, and heart. And what they give back can’t be measured. Their efforts help students build lives filled with purpose, pride, and possibility. To their students, these teachers are heroes.

Special Education Teachers Changing Lives

Students learn in different ways. Special education teachers find ways that work for all. But many students with IDD need help with more than schoolwork. Special education teachers help build skills needed for adulthood: 

• Communication
• Self-advocacy
• Self-care, health, and safety
• College and career readiness

They help students build confidence. They teach kids how to make choices, solve problems, and speak up. These important skills last a lifetime.

Special education teachers also help families. They talk with parents and caregivers. Also, they share ideas and support so that learning can happen at home. They are caring allies in both good and hard times. 

Saying Thank You

These teachers are facing many problems. The Education Department is cutting funds. This makes it hard for teachers to give their students the support they need. The teachers face heavy work loads with little pay. Yet, they still work hard everyday to give so much. Let’s show them how much they mean to us. Here are some easy ways to say thank you:

• Share a kind message. Tell them thank you or write a message. Have the student make a drawing.
• Give a small gift like a plant or gift card.
• Share their story. Let others know about the great work they do.
• Contact your lawmakers. Tell them you stand with teachers. Say that you don’t want Special Education to be defunded.
  
  

Want to learn more?

• Check out our free resources for teachers.
• Watch the Special Education Teacher Appreciation playlist on our YouTube channel. 
• Use our free online courses in your classroom.
  

Special education teachers help students with IDD learn, grow, and shine. Let’s thank them all year long. They are making the world better, one student at a time..