[nobe-l] Quietly I introduce myself

Wed Feb 10 23:23:35 UTC 2010

Hope, I want to encourage you to go to college to become a teacher of the 
visually impaired but I want to caution you that finding employment in the 
field can be as difficult as finding any other teaching position.  Most 
TVI's are itinerant which means you will have to figure out transportation 
from school to school.  I also learned that directors of special education 
do not believe a totally blind teacher can work with students who have 
useable vision.

I am currently working at a school district as a TVI with 3 totally blind 
students.  I plan to also obtain my certification in special education so as 
these students begin to leave school I will have needed job skills.

This is not to discourage you from reaching your goals but to share my 
experience in the job search.

Marianne Denning
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hope Paulos" <hope.paulos at maine.edu>
To: "National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List" 
<nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Quietly I introduce myself

> Hello Antonio. My name is Hope Paulos and I recently  obtained my 
> secondary teaching degree with a concentration in Spanish. I hve also 
> received a bachelor's degree in modern languages.  I'm totally blind. I've 
> not landed a job, yet. This Fall I plan to attend the online program at 
> UMass to obtain my masters in teacher of the blind/visually impaired.
> Take care!
> Hope and guide dog, Beignet
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List" 
> <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Quietly I introduce myself
>
>
>> Hi, I finished my elementary and special education degree in May of 09. I 
>> did have a few job offers but because of my health decided I just 
>> couldn't handle the full day and haven't found a part time job. Currently 
>> I tutor children in reading and math, nanny for a 1 year old, and do as 
>> needed babysitting. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Bran
>>
>> Brandy Wojcik
>> Discovery Toys Educational Leader
>> www.playtoachieve.com
>> (512) 231-8697
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Anita Adkins" <aadkins7 at verizon.net>
>> To: "National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List" 
>> <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:30 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Quietly I introduce myself
>>
>>
>>> Hello Antonio,
>>>
>>> My name is Anita.  I am a blind student currently working toward a 
>>> Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with a specialization in 
>>> Language Arts at Frostburg State University.  I have spent a few years 
>>> teaching skills of blindness, and I hope to do this again someday.  I 
>>> have about 4 semesters to go after this current one.  After graduating, 
>>> I plan to work toward a Master's in Vision.  Any experiences you have 
>>> and are willing to share dealing with teaching are greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Bye for now.
>>>
>>> Anita Adkins
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Antonio M. Guimaraes" <iamantonio at cox.net>
>>> To: <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:07 AM
>>> Subject: [nobe-l] Quietly I introduce myself
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I hope we are all busy at teaching, or learning how to teach, since I 
>>>> have gotten no mail from this list in the past couple of weeks since 
>>>> subscribing.
>>>>
>>>> I am a member of the National Federation of the Blind of Rhode Island, 
>>>> and subscribed here because I am at school to become a social studies 
>>>> teacher.
>>>>
>>>> Some of you may know me from the NABS list, or the NFB of Florida, or 
>>>> the NFB of Massachusetts, and some of you will come to know me as a 
>>>> student at Western Governors University.
>>>>
>>>> This online university is where I currently attend, and it is where I 
>>>> will obtain a bachelors in social studies teaching 5/12.
>>>>
>>>> I am optimistic about getting a job after graduation, and I expect my 
>>>> hopes of employment to become realized. In other words, I want to, and 
>>>> expect to land a job.
>>>>
>>>> Right now all I can do is to work hard at school, and hope for a 
>>>> bright, if hectic teaching career.
>>>>
>>>> I have no specific questions at the moment, but hope to see some list 
>>>> traffic.
>>>>
>>>> Are there blind teachers here? what do you teach, and are you listed in 
>>>> Where the Blind Work?
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> Antonio Guimaraes
>>>>
>>>> If an infinite number of rednecks riding in an infinite number of 
>>>> pickup trucks fire an infinite number of shotgun rounds at an infinite 
>>>> number of highway signs, they will eventually produce all the world's 
>>>> great literary works in Braille.
>>>>
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