[nabs-l] blind person becoming a teacher

[Valerie Gibson]

Greetings,

Along with animal training, I’m actually working on pursuing an elementary ed degree now.  I guess I love training all creatures. :)

If you’d like, i’ll keep you updated on my progress so you can know what to expect.

I don’t think i’ll have too much difficulty with it. In a sense, your blindness could be a benefit to you as you could argue that children will be learning from someone who isn’t like your typical sighted american.  Schools love diversity.  

I’m not sure of all the techniques I will need for the job, but I also know there’s not a lack of blind teachers out there.  The first teacher I can ever remember was blind.

So, go for it, and good luck! :)
On Nov 1, 2013, at 9:52 AM, I. C. Bray <i.c.bray at win.net> wrote:

> For What it's worth, I am recently blind.  In fact, it's only been 14 and a 
> half months.
> I am looking forward to going back to school to finish my Bachelors, and 
> start Grad School to become a Middle School Teacher.
> 
> I say DO IT!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kelsey Nicolay" <piano.girl0299 at gmail.com>
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 9:54 AM
> Subject: [nabs-l] blind person becoming a teacher
> 
> 
> Hello,
> I completed my undergraduate studies in communications and
> French, but I am finding that the French is not being useful to
> me at all since "ow are no jobs in the French field.
> Communications is a little better.  However, ever since I started
> tutoring my two students, especially my student who is in
> kindergarten, I think I would like to go back to school at some
> point to become a teacher.  Family members keep telling me that
> there is no way I could be a teacher, but I think otherwise.  I
> went to a work and learn camp in 2007 with a girl who wanted to
> be a preschool teacher.  I don't know if she eventually persued
> that or not, but she was talking about it.  We both had the same
> eye condition but she had a little more vision than I do but she
> is still considered legally blind and uses Braille and JAWS.  So
> my question is, what do you think about this? Can someone who is
> totally blind be a teacher? I already decided that I would not
> want middle or high school, but early childhood would be ok,
> especially kindergarten.  Did anyone major in education or are
> you majoring in education right now that you could give me some
> suggestions on how I could make this happen? I know I would
> probably need an aide in the classroom, right? Also, how would I
> manage my class effectively without vision? I think I would want
> to teach kindergarten or first grade.
> "To ó please share your thoughts and experiences.
> Thanks,
> Kelsey Nicolay
> 
> 
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