Success!

My kids were naughty today.  I know you're not supposed to call the students in your classroom "yours" but screw it.  I would jump in front of a bus for those buggers.  So anyway, they have an assistant who goes to P.E. with them to keep them in line because they have trouble holding in their bad behaviors in unstructured times.  Because they were being so naughty, I decided I'd go to P.E. with them today.  They were great.  I was surprised at how great they were and wondered why they even have an assistant go with them in the first place.  However, as I was leaving with them, the P.E. teacher pulled me aside and thanked me for coming down with them because things went so smoothly.  It was presidential fitness testing week (pull ups and sit ups) and he knew that it was going to be tough for my students to keep it together.  In special ed, it's sometimes hard to see the impact you're having on students because they don't progress as quickly as "normal" students.  Today was one of those moments where I really truly knew I made an impact and it made my day!!! :D