Pros
- rewarding working with kids with special needs
- regular professional development
- good work experience if you want to continue working in special education
- decent pay
- decent health insurance
Cons
- Staff could be unprofessional and abusive to other staff
- required to take on responsibilities not the norm for teachers (ex.: driving students, swimming with students)
- often didn't have the supplies/ materials needed (I had to change a student’s diaper on a massage table, not a changing table)
- some staff were very unprofessional
- people sometimes pretended to like you but then stabbed you in the back
- didn't have management at every location every day