Framework for Special Education Students in an Urban School

I am a baby to the teaching profession. The framework I have created is a work in progress. It is based on my past experiences and the limited amount of literature I have come across. The framework is specific to the population I have come to know and love: urban middle school special education students in a low income area. There are many concerns I have with the numerous dimensions of education. I have listed and briefly elaborated on a few in the lines below.

Teaching is not easy. From the "first year blues" to, I presume, the generation gap issues in the golden years, a teacher's career is one of constant disequilibrium. As a third year special education teacher, I have successfully hurdled the obstacles of my rookie and sophomore seasons. Classroom management is no longer at the forefront of the agenda and students are learning. Although the so-called bad days are few and far between, the third year offered new challenges.

Because I teach middle school, my first year students are now approaching adulthood. From time to time I am updated of their positions in life. Mavi dropped out of high school and cleans houses. Wayne was nearly incarcerated for assault and battery. Amado died from a gunshot wound to the head. Kana is doing well in school, as usual.