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

[Lillie Pennington]

Hello Joe and all,

You have a very, very good point here. I probably jumped the gun a little in
sending this message and worrying about this. I like to be prepared for any
situation that could arise from anything. The possibility of working with
this student had also been discussed between me and an old TVI about a year
ago.
After reading the messages in this thread, I have sort of developed a sort
of rough draft for a plan that I may execute to find out what what is
desired of me at this point to do, and at future points. 
When I get my  approved course list some time next week, I plan to give it
to my TVI  as he has previously requested. I may ask some point in this time
period if this student has any idea of her schedule yet. Hopefully more
information will be given, and I will also ask if she has any questions (I
had conveyed a message to her yesterday to send a list of questions so I
could see where she was at and I could provide more detailed, thought out
answers.) I may say something like, I know that I can help her now, but
because of my schedule I am not sure how much I can help with anything next
year, and then see where it is going from there. 

Thank you everyone for your support and I will let you all know if anything
comes of this. 
Lillie

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joe
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 6:48 PM
To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Mentoring a younger student; when enough is enough

Aren't the fears here a little premature? According to your note, all you've
been asked to do is give a tour. The rest is just a concern over what you
might be asked to do. I would wait for some evidence that the expectations
of you are higher before making a leap from a tour to constant tutoring.
That way you don't potentially embarrass yourself over something the teacher
may not have ever planned on you handling. To offer a different prospective
from others, you could view it as flattering that you've been asked to show
the student around, that you're viewed as someone competent enough to be
counted upon to take care of this task. Just a thought.

Joe

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-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lillie
Pennington
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 12:18 AM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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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