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I am a mom in my 40’s. I have visual processing LD. I am a cashier in a supermarket which I basically hate at times. I feel there has to be something better for me. I have always wanted a career type job but because of my LD holding me back that never happened.
I would like to be a Substitute teacher for elementary grades. Is there anyone here doing this work with a learning disibility???? Is this something I will be able to do, I know the stress level will be high at first.
Does someone have some insight???? I dont want to waste $125.00 to start this , I need some help with this to make an informed decision concerning my LD situation.
Thanks!!!!!
Sherry

Submitted by bgb on Tue, 09/14/2004 - 9:32 PM

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The resource room teacher at our local elementary school is very dyslecix so, yeah, there are people doing this type of work with LDs. [i]I’m[/i] not so I can’t really help you….

Barb

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/22/2004 - 8:46 PM

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I’m not sure how the $125 enters into it unless it is an application fee or background check fee of some sort.

I suggest volunteering to help a teacher at a public school, private school, day care center, Sunday school or even an after school recreation program. This will give you a little better feel for how you like the work environment before you jump into it on a regular schedule.

John

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/26/2004 - 2:51 PM

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A l.d. cannot hold you back from getting into teaching at any level at all. Good practice for teaching can come in the form of volunteer work at any school. But, you can also schedule a meeting at a school with one of the special education teachers and ask about subbing or even being a volunteer teachers assistant. I am sure that there are a great amny public schools that would love a volunteer. Getting experience for teaching, subbing, or whathave you, is something that is not way hard to obtain; as long as you do not mind volunteering for a while. I think that you could totally network your way into subbing with no problem, but do not let your l.d. hold you back for many educators and many scholars of different academic subjects have “something.” And it is that “something” that is making you want to be a sub. Your “something” might be that you love youngsters or that you want to get out of cashiering, you use that to fuel you to get into subbing, man!

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