Twenty-eighth International Conference on Learning

Abstract

Why do I come to work everyday just to get disappointed? Is it worth my efforts when at the end of the day I’m working with non-verbal students who will likely live in a group-home setting the rest of their adult lives? Why do I even try when I’m just going to get hit a cursed out by ids who will probably end up in jail anyway? These are honest questions that it seems too many academics and school leaders are afraid to approach due to the politically incorrect nature of the questions. Yet these are real questions on the hearts of many educators who may be able to continue in the field if more would have the courage to broach this subject with love and boldness. This paper is based on a qualitative study on the outlook of educators who work with children with more significant special needs. The implication of this research is that those burnt out with education would be reminded to hope in something bigger than ourselves.