One day, several years ago, I walked into the main office of the high school where I was teaching as the secretary was expressing her frustration with a particular teacher.  This teacher was notorious for not following protocol, for complicating the simplest tasks, and for confusing any task that had been orally assigned or explained.  The secretary took the pile of dog-eared papers and threw them into the air while she said "that teacher needs an IEP".  IEP stands for Individualized Education Plan.  These are documents that help special ed and regular ed teachers identify strategies to effectively educate special needs learners.  Once informed of the needs for that student, the teacher is required to meet those needs on a daily basis.  What a great concept!  We attempt to reach our learners where they are and bring them forward.  Some students have IEP's all the way through 12th grade.  So then what happens?  They graduate and try to enter the workforce but not always successfully. I must say that there have been times when I would have wholeheartedly agreed with the secretary.  Some adults need IEP's too.  If employers are providing a valuable training that they feel will increase productivity, then I am sure they want to make sure that their employees are taking in as much as possible.  If IEP's existed in the adult world, then employers would be able to effectively plan for and implement programs that could target these special need learners specifically.  I bet that if IEP's existed in the adult world the turn-over rate for special needs employees, or even those whose work history seems erratic, would be much improved.