[etni] Increasing Number Of Educators Found To Be Suffering From Teaching Disabilities

Report: Increasing Number Of Educators Found To Be Suffering From Teaching 
Disabilities
The Onion - America's Finest News Source
May 25, 2009

WASHINGTON—A shocking report released by the U.S. Department of Education 
this week revealed that a growing number of the nation's educators struggle 
on a daily basis with some form of teaching disability.
The study, which surveyed 2,500 elementary and high school level instructors 
across the country, found that nearly one out of every five exhibited 
behaviors typically associated with a teaching impairment. Among them: 
trouble paying attention in school, lack of interest or motivation during 
class, and severe emotional issues.

"For teaching-disabled and at-risk educators, just coming to school every 
day is a challenge," said Dr. Robert Hughes, a behavioral psychologist and 
lead author of the study. "Even simple tasks, like remaining alert and 
engaged during lessons, can be a struggle. Unfortunately, unless we take 
immediate action, these under-performers will only continue to fall further 
behind."

"Our teachers are in trouble," Hughes continued. "Some can't even teach at a 
basic sixth-grade level."

As noted in the report, hundreds of schools have already begun setting up 
special classrooms in which the teaching- disabled can receive the extra 
attention they require, teach at their own unique pace, and be paired up 
with patient students who can help to keep them on track.

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http://www.theonion.com/content/news/report_increasing_number_of   )


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