[nabs-l] Mentoring a younger student; when enough is enough

[I. C. Bray]

Lilie ,

Just be as honest, forthright, and sincere with your VI as you were with 
your post to this list.

Frankly, Junior year is tough for High School Students.
You begin the path to College & you usually have lots of stuff going on.
While Tutoring may not be something you want to do, still consider the fact 
that you can still check on the student once in a while to encourage them.
Having an upperclassman say "Hi" will do them some good, and you will still 
be able to focus.

Ian


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lillie Pennington" <lilliepennington at fuse.net>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 12:17 AM
Subject: [nabs-l] Mentoring a younger student; when enough is enough


:
:
: Hello all
: I know my subject and message may sound heartless, and I apologize.
: There is a blind student a few years younger than me in my school district 
that will be attending my high school next year. I have helped this student 
by serving as a guide in going to middle school programs. My vi asked if I 
would do a tour of the high school and answer questions. This is fine with 
me.
: My fear is that I will be asked to help with some sort of tutoring. I do 
not feel I can do this. This student has multiple disabilities, I am not a 
teacher, and I will have a rigorous class schedule plus dealing with 
responsibilities with junior year. I have mentioned this to my parents and 
parra, who i feel are supporting me. However, I am afraid my vi will not 
understand my reasons or misconstrue them for me being rude, which I do not 
want to do. I do not want to say this to early and be presumptuous, but I do 
not want to be misleading. Thank you for any advice.
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