Monday, March 1, 2010

Stories from the 'Planet of the Blind!'

As a Special Education teacher, I was contacted by our district's Special Education Director to see if I'd be interested in becoming aVI teacher?  A what? was my reply.  After much praying and researching the idea, I totally agreed to going back to school to become a Certified Teacher for the Visually Impaired. I did not realize what a ride I was in for.
After learning braille during a short 6 weeks time in the middle of summer while trying to teach summer school, I took on many more courses; each more exciting than the last. I was then "emergency certified" so I could begin immediately the awesome task of teaching children braille.  What a sweet time it has been. With many ups and downs, I have learned so much from my students.  Each one has their own, unique story to add to the previous one!
Thank you for making braille so available in such a "fashionable" way. I can't wait to order something for myself.  Hmmmmmmm  what should it be?
Blessings to you and yours,
Kathy Britsch
Certified Teacher for the Visually Impaired
(Life should NOT be a  journey to the grave with the  intention ofarriving  safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but  ratherto skid in sideways, (----) in one hand, lemon meringue pie in
the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO-HOO, what a ride!")

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