Special education teacher

Mr. C.

Poem, "Kindergarten" | TeacherWithTourettes

The first day of school, you were face down on the floor crying in front of my classroom talking in gasps of tears too old to be your own sa

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...Because Relationships Matter

I said, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I know how you feel. I miss my mommy too (been deceased for 12 years, absent from my life for 40 years). "But yo

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The Healing Feeling of New Beginnings | Teacher with Tourette's

I gave a keynote speech at the Alaska Statewide Special Education Conference in Anchorage, AK, which not only allowed me to share my message

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Mr. C.’s Six Steps to Building Positive and Enduring Relationships with Your Elementary Students

Always tell your students that you love them, even during the difficult times, because that is probably when they need to hear it the most.

Mr. C.

The Toughest Day of My Teaching Career

In my last post, I iterated how my first year of teaching in Denver turned out to be something of a “witch-hunt”, a term my then-principal u

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Poetry Sunday

One of my favorite poems from my book, Fingerprints, about a special student, as well as the story behind the poem.

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The wonderful adventures of Mr. C. and his students

Hello everyone, I hope summer 2019 is treating you kindly and you are all doing well! As stated in the video below, I am trying to be...

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