Every teacher hates IEPs. Not because our students need them, of course. The only good thing about an IEP is that they benefit our student outcomes. We hate them because the tracking and reporting takes so much time. It’s not just us teachers who hate them...
“A to Z Teacher Stuff”, an online forum of real teachers, has a thread outlining the ridiculous amount of time we spend writing IEPs. On average, the teachers in the forum spend upwards of 7 hours a week compiling data and writing IEP reports. One teacher explained...