We don't
need a study to show how crucial paraprofessionals can be to schools—and to
individual students. Nearly everyone who works in a public school has a story
about a child who was struggling until a paraprofessional took the time to sit
down at one of those little, child-sized desks, take up a No. 2 pencil and work
out the kinks in the learning process. Nearly everyone knows a student who was
ready to drop out of school until a para stepped in and became a mentor,
reeling her back in until graduation day and sometimes beyond. And who among us
can't name a teacher who is eternally grateful for close collaboration with
another educator—not to mention the extra eyes, ears and hands in the
classroom? Read AFT's review here.
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