A Special Education in Anxiety - Softcover

Smith, Bradley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1985577968 ISBN 13: 9781985577961

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

Anxiety is consuming the life of Michael Smith, a young Special Education teacher, causing him to feel hopeless and defeated. He constantly worries about his next cycle of fuzzy-headed thoughts, and sweat that sprouts like a virus and rolls off his face. Michael is trying to keep his anxiety from derailing what he is truly passionate about--teaching his class of middle school students with autism, Down syndrome, and other special needs. In A Special Education in Anxiety, the reader will meet Michael's unique and engaging class who experience a year together of positive breakthroughs and heartbreaking loss. His special needs students, as well as some unexpected adults, will be key in Michael's pursuit of overcoming his anxiety. New edition includes discussion questions and topics for book group conversations.

About this title

About the Author:

BRADLEY SMITH first signed up to be a peer tutor in a self-contained classroom as a high school sophomore in Beaverton, Oregon in 2001. He was captivated by the amazing students and staff that he got to work with over multiple semesters, and knew that Special Education was the only profession he wanted to pursue. While a work of fiction, the characters in his debut title, A Special Education in Anxiety, are inspired by people he has known or worked with in different school settings, and various students with special needs whom he has had the privilege to teach over the years.

Bradley Smith's struggle with anxiety began unexpectedly in 2010, and it quickly reshaped his ability to relate to others in the way he once could. Writing became a way for him to process his thoughts, and eventually to share his experiences after A Special Education in Anxiety was published. He appreciates conversations that have ensued as others have shared how anxiety has impacted their own life or that of a loved one.

Bradley currently teaches in a middle school Special Education classroom in the Battle Ground School District. He and his wife live in Vancouver, Washington.

Review:

The following newspaper articles have been written about Bradley Smith and his book, A Special Education in Anxiety:
columbian.com/news/2019/jan/01/teachers-book-takes-novel-approach-to-anxiety/

thereflector.com/good_for_you/article_5cbe4d96-d63b-11e8-9198-578f8acc3d81.html

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1985577968
• ISBN 13: 9781985577961
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184