[nabs-l] job evaluation

David Andrews dandrews at visi.com
Thu Oct 30 20:25:34 UTC 2008 

We have two lists for blind teachers, pibe-division and nobe-l

You can go to:

http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo

to subscribe to one or both.  They can give you 
good advice, as many of them are doing it every day.

Dave

At 08:16 PM 10/29/2008, you wrote:
>Hi there Harry! I haven't yet student tought, 
>but I've done a number of presentations with my 
>guide dog and children.  I usually try to make a 
>joke of it.  I ask them if they have any 
>questions, and tell them not to raise their 
>hands, because if they did, we'd be here all 
>day.  I have them calmly call out (one person at 
>a time) their question.  Does an theucator's 
>listexist? If so I'd like to get info to join! I 
>have plenty of questions for blind (preferably 
>totally blind) educators.  Smile.  Since am 
>teaching Spanish, how do I use the blackboard to 
>write words? How do I go about adminstering 
>exams etc? Anwway, from anyone want! to contact 
>me off list with the info for the educators list I'd greatly appreiatex.
>Sorry to have gone off topic.
>
>Hope and Beignete
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Harry Hogue <harryhogue at yahoo.com
>>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:30:34 -0700 (PDT)
>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] job evaluation
>
>>Hope,
>>I see no reason why you would need to ahve an aid in the room
>when teaching high school; I would think it 
>would be easy enough to tell when students 
>are/are not payin attention, whispering, passing 
>notes, etc.  And I am totally blind, so I don't 
>have a "partial vision" bias, either, if that 
>makes sense.  I've never stuent tought, or 
>anything, but it just makes sense to me.
>>
>>But here's a question, and maybe more appropriately directed to
>the educators' list, but when you say, "Does 
>anyone have any questions," whether that be to a 
>group of students, or any audience, how do you 
>get responses.  Obviously you can see them raise 
>their hands, but that's waht we're all taught to 
>do from childhoo, so what do you say?  It's 
>always a little awkward for me to explain 
>because I odn't have a quick way of explaining it, etc.  This this make sense?
>>
>>Thanks, and anyone with more experience on the eyes in the room
>thing please chime in as I am only guessing.
>>
>>Harry
>
>
>>--- On Wed, 10/29/08, Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at maine.edu> wrote:
>
>>From: Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at maine.edu
>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] job evaluation
>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 6:20 PM
>
>>Hello.  I've worked with children  many occations.  I worked  at
>>Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts last
>>Summer and plan to go there again after I graduate in May.  In
>>this situation, I worked with children and also teen agers with
>>multiple disabilities.  I've also worked as a counselor at a
>>daycare summer camp when in high school.  Keep in mind, I'm
>>toffally blind.  I did things differently, I usually worked with
>>a child one on one.  When I graduate, I'll work as a teacher most
>>likely.  Í'll probably have an ed tech to assist me, just  to
>>have a pair of eyes in the room but I'd be working with high
>>school students.  You'll probably have sighted people working
>>with you if you're going to work in a daycare environment.
>>You'll need to take CPR training or first aid.  This can be done,
>>I've done it several times.  I got my certification, then I had
>>to recertify.
>
>>Hope this helps.
>>Hope and Beignet
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Rachel Becker" <Rachel at BeckerConsultants.com
>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>><nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>Date sent: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:08:19 -0400
>>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] job evaluation
>
>>>I have worked with children.  I know some blind people in the NFB
>>have done
>>>it.  There was an elementary school teacher in Maryland but she
>>has moved
>>>away.  There are some things that you would have to do
>>differently, such as
>>>monitoring the playground.  Working with children can be hard but
>>it can be a
>>>lot of fun too.  Good luck with everything.  I hope this helps.
>>>Rachel
>>>P.S.  Are you coming to convention?
>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
>>>Behalf Of Jess Watson
>>>Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:32 AM
>>>To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>Subject: [nabs-l] job evaluation
>
>
>>>Hi everyone, I hope everyone is doing well.  I am doing great.  I
>>apologize
>>>that this information that I am about to share with you is
>>unrelated to the
>>>current topic.  I would like to inform everyone that my rehab
>>counselor and I
>>>are getting the job evaluation process started.  I have decided
>>to not worry
>>>about college for now because I want to get a job as either a
>>receptionist
>>>or in childcare.  I have done phone work in the past, and I
>>actually did
>>>pretty well at that.  However, I am wondering if any of you have
>>worked with
>>>children in any way, and if that would be a realistic job for a
>>blind
>>>person? I would appreciate any opinions you can give me.  thank
>>you
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