[IEP_guide] General ed. teachers face special ed. realities

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According

to many education professionals, new teachers trained in general education

often leave college with little experience or academic course work in working

with students with special needs, despite the fact that special-needs students

are becoming more common in the classrooms.

" We

have real concerns about this issue because people are being thrust into

positions that they don't have the academic prep for, " said Steve Baker,

spokesman for the New Jersey Education Association. " We think this is an

unfortunate situation because it leads to frustration, burnout and turnover,

and none of those are positive. "

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