[nobe-l] Teacher for Tomorrow program, questions

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hi Kayla,

sounds like you have a number of career interests.
I'm that way too, and I have my general BA from Marymount university, and 
may go back to grad school to get a teaching degree.
Like you, I've debated whether to  do special ed with learning disabled kids 
or blind kids or regular ed working with young children.

If you don't have it already, try to get some experience. I am trying this 
summer to get positions with camps.
You can either volunteer or work with kids; you do not need a teaching 
degree to do this. I am thinking jobs like in a day care or after school 
program,  or even being in a mentor program to kids.
I'd try to get paid, but if you cannot, go for volunteer work like in a 
school or after school program.
And there is always volunteering tutoring opportunities or something like 
big brothers, big sisters.

As to picking your major, my advice is to talk to academic advisors about 
the programs, research online, and if possible speak to current enrolled 
students.

Good luck.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kayla James via NOBE-L
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 10:35 PM
To: NOBE-L at nfbnet.org
Cc: Kayla James
Subject: [nobe-l] Teacher for Tomorrow program, questions

Once again, I'm back, but only no longer for a nanny program. Hi, it's 
Kayla.
I want to try teaching again. I'm thinking of doing Bell for the
summer. But I'm enrolled in a communications course now. I was
thinking of adding on an education major next semester.
I want to go into special education or maybe early childhood. I'm not
sure about taking special ed. at my community college, because it only
lets you be a teacher's aie and does NOT transfer. I do not know if
teacher's aides can excel to teachers.
I heard that preschool aides can. I heard that someone did that in a
montesoiri school. Have any blind teachers taught or are currently
teaching the early grades?
Are you happy? Is it fun?
I know the pay isn't great, but it must be enough to support yourself. 
Right?
Is anyone in the Teachers for Tomorrow program through NFB? Are you a
mentee or a mentor?
Why are all of you teaching? I decided because I can't be a journalist
because I can't take the crazy unplanned hourse
I need something stable, set, and more scheduled. Plus, I love children.
So thank you all for reading this.

Kayla

P.S.: I've also thought about being an etiquette teacher for children
and teens. The only one I've heard about who got a degree with that
was an etiquette teacher who got a degree in public relations. I still
have trouble getting my mind around what it truly means to be in
public relations.

Kayla

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