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

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Thu Sep 2 13:58:32 UTC 2021 

Thanks Sandra and everybody😊.
I am looking forward to this opportunity and will do what I can to make it a success.
Annie

-----Original Message-----
From: Perform-Talk <perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sandra Gayer via Perform-Talk
Sent: Thursday, September 2, 2021 3:22 AM
To: Performing Arts Division list <perform-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Sandra Gayer <sandragayer7 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Perform-Talk] Asking for your thoughts concerning a Recent Situation.

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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