[nobe-l] Introduction and Advice for Student Teaching

[taranabella0 at gmail.com]

Hi Jasmine,
I am so glad your student teaching experience has been a good one! That is very encouraging. I hope it continues to go well and congrats on almost being finished!
Thanks so much,
Tara


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> On Apr 3, 2016, at 6:26 AM, Jasmine via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I am currently doing student teaching. It is difficult, but fun. It is a lot of work, but I know that you can get used to it. I also want to teach in a cited classroom, but later go into VI teaching.
> 
>> On Mar 22, 2016, at 6:26 PM, Kayla James via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I just wanted to say how cool I think you are to take on a sighted
>> classroom. I'm totally blind and am considering teaching, but still
>> unsure, but you are one of the ones who give me hope.
>> If I do decide to teach, I'll have you to thank.
>> 
>>> On 3/22/16, Kathy via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi, Tara,
>>> Great to see you here! You are on track with everything. Student teaching
>>> is an adjustment for everyone, blind or sighted, so you will go through the
>>> normal swings of highs and lows as you take ownership of the room and learn
>>> how to operate as a blind teacher amid an environment that has not likely
>>> had such an experience, but they will also be getting use to a new person in
>>> you overall, someone who is not their normal teacher. Staying patient as
>>> their loyalties shift and they make changes to the routines will be
>>> important. If they love their original teacher, they will come to you with a
>>> slower openness, and that will have nothing to do with your blindness. So,
>>> what I am saying is to be careful to keep any challenges straight in your
>>> mind as to whether they are normal student teacher growing pains or whether
>>> they are due to your blindness as you and they grow through that. I have a
>>> hunch, having met you, that you are going to do very well. Welcome aboard!
>>> Kathy Nimmer and Nacho
>>> 
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