Iep's Reflection

I feel that all IEP’s should be followed without exception. As a special needs teacher and an aunt to a sixteen-year-old nephew with autism I find that I am often explaining that all students deserve to have what they need and that fair is not giving every student the same thing but making sure that all students have what they need to succeed. These accommodations/ modifications are put into place for the students benefit and therefore should not be taken lightly by the special education or general education teacher. Although some of the accommodations/modifications can add extra work to a teacher it is just a part of our job to ensure that our students are given all the tools they need to succeed in life.
I feel that when a student refuses to use an accommodation that as the teacher it is my job to see why he/she does not want to use the modification/accommodation. In my past experiences, I have had IEPs that stated a student needed to have fifteen to twenty minutes of physical activity after lunch to help him
This I have found over time is not always the case. I had a kindergarten student that only required more bathroom breaks, frequent snacks and she had a medical excuse on file due to stomach issues. During the one hundred and eighty days of school she missed seventy days of school due to her illness. During this time, she did not fall because her mother and I stayed in constant communication to ensure that all her work was sent home. The IEP was put into place to ensure that she was given extra breaks and snacks. She did not require any modifications to her work. I have also worked with a student who only needed a detailed schedule placed on his desk. This took me about thirty minutes to prepare and he used it all year. As our schedule changed we made updates and it was a