[Perform-Talk] Asking for your thoughts concerning a Recent Situation.

Sandra Gayer sandragayer7 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 2 07:21:35 UTC 2021


Hello Annie,
Fab news! Knock them out with your brilliance!

Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 9/2/21, Shelly Kane via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Annie:
>
>
> God definitely heard our prayers.  I'm so happy for you.  At least you
> made your position known that you weren't going to play games and she
> admitted that it wasn't high on her priority list to hire you.  The good
> thing is that you are going in next week. That's even more exciting that
> one of the students wants to meet you.  I know you will do an awesome
> job and that's how things get going when you are teaching someone, word
> gets out and you may get more people if this one talks about how well
> you teach them. That's also great for you to have the parent come in to
> observe. Please keep us updated.  I'm anxious to hear how it goes for you.
>
> Shelly
>
> On 9/1/2021 2:14 PM, Anne Davis via Perform-Talk wrote:
>> Well, update:
>> I just had a conversation with the principal and I made it clear how I
>> felt: She was taken by surprise, but that's only because I have been
>> nothing but patient and kind for the last almost year, and look where it
>> landed me! ☹
>> She did admit that she hadn't made it a priority and promised that she
>> would make it higher on her priorities.  Whether that holds true in the
>> future remains to be seen; however, I am still going in next Tuesday as
>> planned.  I am meeting with an eighth-grade student who is supposedly very
>> eager to meet me, and I invited the parent(s) to come in and observe.My
>> plan is to meet with the student for 45 minutes, the first several minutes
>> will be spent getting to know each other, getting an idea of her singing
>> goals, and we're just going to jump right in!  I thought about contacting
>> her ahead of time as my very first voice teacher did with me, but I figure
>> the best way we're going to make it work is if I just go in there and do
>> the thing.  A phone conversation is just that and it does not allow the
>> students to see me in action and vice versa.
>> Thanks so much for your encouragement and prayers!
>> Annie
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Perform-Talk <perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Shelly
>> Kane via Perform-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2021 3:31 AM
>> To: Annie Davis via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Shelly Kane <shellykane323 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Perform-Talk] Asking for your thoughts concerning a Recent
>> Situation.
>>
>> Annie:
>>
>>
>> I'm so sorry that you are having to deal with this.  To be honest, yes,
>> this does sound very suspicious to me.  First of all, if she had any
>> concerns that you were blind and how you would do this job, she should
>> have talked with you in depth about it so you could explain how you would
>> do the job efficiently.  Did you have this discussion with her? Secondly,
>> I don't think a music teacher is going to quit without school starting.
>> The only reason that could have happened is maybe a family issue.   People
>> shouldn't tell us we have the job if they aren't serious about it.  If she
>> doesn't want you to teach there, she needs to be honest and not get your
>> hopes up.  I have been on countless interviews where this has happened to
>> me in other positions.  It gets your hopes up and then it's a huge
>> disappointment.  Sometimes I think being honest is the best policy.  Yes,
>> it hurts but at least you aren't being told different excuses.  I hope and
>> pray that you do get to go in next week and get a chance to do this job.
>> I was in a similar situation.  We have
>> 2 dance studios for students with disabilities and I reached out asking if
>> they need volunteers.  The one told me now right away because they aren't
>> doing it because of Covid.  The other one said they would love to have me
>> come in and when I asked them to let me know what dates they were having
>> the open house and I told them I was blind out of courtesy, they never got
>> back to me.  Please keep us posted on how you make out. Prayers sent.
>>
>> Shelly
>>
>> On 8/31/2021 4:07 PM, Annie Davis via Perform-Talk wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I hope you’re all doing well.
>>>
>>> I know some of you are aware that I am to start a voice teaching job
>>> at a Catholic School in the fall, but there has been some uncertainty
>
>>> surrounding that.  Although the principal has been friendly and civil
>>> to me, she has also in my view, dropped some hints that it might not
>>> work out: Either because they only have money to pay a teacher to come
>>> one day a week, they want to gauge the interest of students, and last
>>> year, the music teacher left because the kids were making fun of her
>>> accent.  (Well,to that, I say shame on the school for not training the
>>> students in diversity and respecting people of differences.)
>>>
>>> Well, the latest is, I followed up with the principal yet again
>>> because next Tuesday is my day to come in and observe, except for one
>>> problem…
>>>
>>> She said that the music teacher “quit the day before school started, so
>>> there are no music classes to observe.”  I have it in writing😉.
>>>
>>> Does anyone else feel suspicious about that statement?  I mean, how could
>>> a teacher quit before school even starts?  It’s just not adding up in
>>> mind!
>>>
>>> While that may be true, and some other opportunity may have come along
>>> for said perspective music teacher, given the communication we’ve had, it
>>> just seems awfully convenient and that there’s a subtext underneath that
>>> response.
>>>
>>> We’re supposed to have a follow-up conversation tomorrow afternoon,
>>> and you bet I’m going to follow up!  So my conflict is: While I do not
>>> want to burn a bridge and cry fowl for no reason, I don’t want to let
>>> her down easy.  I have asked, time and time again,
>>>
>>> “Are you sure you do not have any concerns as to how I, as a blind person
>>> will be an effective teacher” and she has not indicated that she has
>>> other than what I’ve just said.
>>>
>>> Or am I just knocking on a locked door at this point?
>>>
>>> Your prayers would be appreciated as well. ❤
>>>
>>> Annie
>>>
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