[nobe-l] NOBE-L Digest, Vol 142, Issue 12

[Kayla James]

Okay, no journalism. Just prayer.

On 3/19/16, Kayla James <christgirl813 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Maybe I should become a journalist. Sorry for wasting anyone's time.
> If there are any Christians on here, will you all pray for me? Please?
>
> On 3/19/16, Kayla James <christgirl813 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Are you totally blind? Are your children sighted or blind? If they are
>> sighted, do you need a lot of modifications?
>> Yes, I know it will be hard work, but that will be all right, I hope.
>> I am uncertain of being an itinerant teacher for the blind, but I know
>> I'll probably have no choice.
>> As an etiquette teacher, I am still thinking on it. I'm not sure.
>> I found a school called Concordia University Chicago that offers a
>> special education degree that includes visual impairment. All of the
>> other colleges that I've found besides Northern and Illinois State on
>> deal with learning disabilities.
>> I want to be as one-on-one with my students as possible, whatever I
>> teach.
>>
>> On 3/18/16, Catherine Mendez via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Kayla,
>>>
>>> I know of several blinds teachers, including myself, who teach in the
>>> primary grades. You asked a lot of questions, but let me see if I can
>>> answer
>>> a few of them. Teaching in the primary grades is a lot of fun, but it is
>>> also a lot of work, just like any teaching job. The pay will be
>>> dependent
>>> on
>>> the kind of setting where you were working, either in a public or
>>> private
>>> school. Some teachers assistance have the opportunity to become full
>>> classroom teachers, but the different processes by which this happens
>>> very
>>> by state and school district. You will probably need to take extra
>>> classes.
>>>
>>> As far as being an etiquette instructor, you might want to do some
>>> Internet
>>> research about programs that work contractually with school districts.
>>> The
>>> way it works in the district where I teach is that the teacher is
>>> itinerant,
>>> and comes in to do programs at various schools at various points
>>> throughout
>>> the year.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps,
>>> Cayte
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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