NT Airheads

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Every now and then, we encounter the air head who wastes your time at work asking stupid questions. This particular person is a speech pathologist who is supposed to support our ESE classroom rather than ask questions that she can get answers to by looking around.

She also flirts with the boys.....you don't go in a classroom with pubescent boys and twirl your hair and etc. She pissed off one of our kids numerous times and he would scratch her. She blamed us for it.

Every workplace has this kind of person.....

you are obsessed with NTs. i don't understand this fixation.


what does this girl ask that's so stupid?

Agreed

WOW, I didn't see that coming. Thanks for the snark.

Btw, NT's have to deal with this same problem there is a pecking order amongst them. A person can be ditzy and given a lot of latitude if they are well placed in the hierarchy. She has upset one of the mostly non verbal students to the point where he scratched her up bad. I don't like people who are cruel to children.

Anyway your NT family members and friends have all dealt with the ditzy type on their jobs that can't break a nail or get their hands dirty.

If you are offended by my posts, that's life. I suggest you find something you like. I see posts that don't relate to me and I leave them alone.

ECE? elementary? I dont know your role in the classroom, are you an aide or the teacher? If you are the teacher you can politely ask the SLP about goals:" what do you think about working on Johnny's expressive language"? Or " what activities would you recommend to help johnny with inflextion?" Etc. If you are an aide maybe talk to thale teacher about his speech goals. Also what is setting the students off? What is the anacedant? If you know what it is, maynw politely let her know and see if she can do something different. And maybe head it off at the pass and take the student to the sensory room. Remember the students is showing a behavior for either escape or wanting something. Probably escape.
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I had am SLP who triggeres my students in summer school many of my student have OCD so by simply doing something different can set them off, i gently redirected her to something else.
The operatice work is politely...they go everywhere and they talk, so be nice

She gets in his face. I had to learn how to approach him. I offer hands and he sees me as a non threat.

I'm an aid. The actual teacher is new at this and is actually a sweet luv whom the students adore.

The SLP is first year and afraid of our kids.She's on a power trip. I've worked with numerous SLPs and never encountered these problems. She doesn't act as an ally of ours but more like an adversary.

I don't tell the SLP anything. I redirect Johnny as I know he is trying to escape.

I'm very polite to her. I wouldn't dream of mirroring her less than polished manners.

As for asking questions, I take notes on whatever I ask. Good practice.

ESE middle school ages.

I appreciate your post. Thanks

I wouldn't want to deal with that all day every day. Your school administration needs to learn to hire more experienced people to work in your department. That chick has a Paris Hilton vibe.

[quote="HistoryGal"]She gets in his face. I had to learn how to approach him. I offer hands and he sees me as a non threat.

I'm an aid. The actual teacher is new at this and is actually a sweet luv whom the students adore.

The SLP is first year and afraid of our kids.She's on a power trip. I've worked with numerous SLPs and never encountered these problems. She doesn't act as an ally of ours but more like an adversary.[/quoteyoun
You may want to mention to the teacher that what the slp is setting him off. If that doesnt work you can talk to the slp but I would work it like :"I always found that he reacts when you get into his personal space, have you tried talking to him at an arms length?" What you describe may be a new peeson trying not appear incompetent and is over whelmed. I tend to give new teachers the benefit of the doubt.

Thanks and I did gently suggest that but she is not the type to listen to an aid.