Winter Series E1 - Understanding Parents of Students with Special Needs with Jenny Cole
About this episode
Jenny Cole explores the experiences of parents raising children with special needs and the challenges faced in education.
Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what's really going through the minds of parents raising children with special needs? This candid exploration pulls back the curtain on one of education's most complex relationships. Drawing from three decades of experience in special education, I share how dramatically classroom dynamics have shifted. Today's mainstream teachers regularly support 8-10 neurodivergent students alongside typically developing peers, often with minimal specialized training. W...
People in this episode
Host: Jenny Cole
Topics covered
- special needs
- education
- neurodiversity
- parenting
- classroom dynamics
Keywords
- special education
- neurodivergent students
- mainstream teachers
- classroom support
- parent perspectives
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