[nobe-l] Hello and question

[Mary H]

hi faith
do not worry

you are so much in demand

do not even worry about accommodation
most districts that i know are so
DESPERATE  for a visually impaired teacher

you have an extremely bright future
LOVE
mary

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Kathleen A. Millhoff
<kamillhoff at gdoe.net>wrote:

> I'm in agreement with using an aide as a reasonable accommodation for tasks
> that divert from teaching.  Where it gets tricky is the consideration of
> doing the teaching job, aide or no aide, because some days they're sick, or
> their kids are sick, or for one reason or another they cannot be there.  So
> each teacher has to know he/she will be teaching, aide or no aide.  If an
> aide doesn't come in, be ready to alter strategies.
> Yes, there is violence in schools; interestingly, women usually have an
> easier time breaking up fights than men. I have my opinions why, but maybe
> this list doesn't have space for that. It's taking nothing away from men
> teachers to say that sometimes aggressive male students see an adversary
> they might wish were otherwise engaged.
> I don't know how much say an applicant currently has, but I'd choose a
> smaller, less crowded and non-violent school whenever possible. Budget cuts
> are pretty much ensuring over crowding these days.
> Recently (now that I've shared about fights at school with the boys) the
> girl gangs have been more violent than the boys - weapons and all.  They
> wouldn't hesitate to jam anyone, teacher or not.
> some days i long to teach in japan or korea, where they have their share of
> violence but teachers are still respected, bowed to, gifted, and honored.
> kat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> Behalf Of Faith Manion
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:55 PM
> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Hello and question
>
>
>
> Wow, you guys have provided alot of information. Thanks.  I must agree, it
> would be nice to find a way not to need an aide in the classroom, however I
> know classroom management/ issues will vary with grades.  Obviously, since
> I
> have no experience as a real teacher I don't know what will work and what
> will not. Therefore, just hearing your opinions is helpful.  In regards to
> emails about not having an aide in the classroom, how would you propose
> high
> school teachers deal with their students?  I know students at this age
> level
> can be more sneaky and violant then at other ages.  Thanks for all the info
> guys.
> Faith
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