[nobe-l] Kayla's Career Questions

Sat Mar 19 16:31:31 UTC 2016

Have you considered working with very young children?

On 3/19/16, Kayla James via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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