[nobe-l] Kayla's Career Questions

[Kayla James]

Thank you for sending me all of this information. I had no clue it was
so much paperwork, but I guess I should because I had to go through
that by seeing the piles of paperwork on my teachers' desks.
It DOES sound intimidating, because I have only volunteered in
teaching Braille and they are adults. But I would love to work with
children. I've only really helped my little brother with his homework
and he is sighted and in first grade.
Guess journalism and teaching are in the same boat time-wise. Perhaps
I'm not ready to work with children like I'd like to. When I first
came to this list, I wanted to be a teacher (TVI) and a nanny, but I
did not think I'd be hired as a nanny and everyone whose seen me teach
thinks I'll do great, but I'm also a writer.
Maybe there's a list for blind journalists I can find. I want to talk
to one of them about the ethics, too. Everyone, just please pray for
me, if you will. That I'll listen to what God tells me to do and do
it.

On 3/19/16, J Acheson via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Teaching, no matter the grade level or setting, teaching is a lot of work. I
> tell teaching hopefuls, blind or sighted, if you cannot put in the work do
> not even think about doing the job. You will work evenings and you will work
> on weekends. You may even work during vacation times. As for salary, check
> it out. Public school salaries are a matter of public record.
>
> If you want to work one-on-one with students then perhaps being an itinerant
> teacher of the visually impaired is something you should seriously consider
> through a bachelors degree. You would be teaching Expanded Core
> Curriculumcontent which is Federally mandated. You are NOT a tutor in this
> type of position. However most teachers are required to hold certification
> in one core subject area as well as that in visual disabilities.
>
> Teachers of the visually impaired or required not only to write and
> implement lesson plans, but also manage paperwork, right individual
> educational plans, maintain family contacts, perform evaluations and write
> up reports, provide consultation and collaboration with The mainstream
> teachers of the visually impaired students.
>
> I would suggest you enrolled in a program and give it a try. Enroll in some
> program, something that you believe you will be interested in and give it a
> try. If you can find a university that offers a couple of things that you
> might choose from that would be so much the better. You can always change
> your major. You might also seek out volunteer opportunities. This will
> require you to be fingerprinted, pass a background check, and in some
> instances, pass a drug test if you do this with in a public school system.
>
> You will need to possess above average personal accommodation skills
> including technology, orientation and mobility, classroom discipline
> management, and personal social skills. If you are blind and you're teaching
> blind students you are a role model to everybody that observed you in that
> position. It might not seem fair to be so scrutinized, but that is how it
> seems to me, and I have no problem with that… Simply rise to the location
> <grin>.
>
> You have a lot of questions keep asking. Along with that, do some self
> assessment. Wrigley list your strengths and weaknesses. Start making
> applications to different programs. Applying does not mean that you have to
> attend. Try volunteering and part-time jobs.
>
> Best of luck! You will certainly go far.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 19, 2016, at 2:41 AM, Kayla James via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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