
In fact, after barely getting half-way through a marathon of back-to-back 30 day interim IEPs for an entire caseload of middle school students, I was starting to think I might never want to hear that acronym again. Then seemingly out of nowhere, while holding a stack of draft IEPs in preparation for the second half of the marathon, something crucially important occurred to me. It may go without saying, but what I realized was that each of those sets of pages represented a child who was somewhat literally and figuratively in my hands. The late nights preparing, the long days of meetings, the commute during rush hour traffic--- all of these efforts were made in my best attempt to support a school community to help each of these kids get what they need and deserve. Unconditional Education is clearly centered around this very concept. Yet, this driving purpose can sometimes get lost amidst the myriad work demands.