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Possible Career Option But Not Sure If It's Accesible (self.Blind)
submitted by JosephSeabourne
Hi everyone,
For context, I'm in the UK, and a Braillist (although I can see an iPad screen when it's enlarged well and am able to read font N48B in good light but slowly and not for a long time).
So… I'm 16 currently looking for career ideas. Something I have considered quite a lot is teaching, particularly age 11+ (wouldn't want to go lower). That's fine, teaching (I think) can be made accessible. But, the tricky part is the subject. I would want to teach my favourite subject, that being geography. Obviously… that's kinda a visual one.
I feel fairly confident that with my level of eyesight I could teach geography up to like GCSE level. Not sure about A Level but obviously being 16 I haven't really seen that kind of content yet.
The issue is getting there. To teach in secondary school in the UK you need a degree in your specialist subject. I don't think a degree in geography will be particularly accessible. Does anyone have any experience with this? I highly doubt anyone with sever sight loss will have as many are encouraged away from the subject much earlier. Honestly I'm lucky to be able to study it at GCSE (and likely A) level. Maybe someone who is sighted but in this field has any thoughts?
Also if anyone has any thoughts on teaching in secondary school in general that would be appreciated.
I have also considered becoming a QTVI, but not sure.
Thanks!
For context, I'm in the UK, and a Braillist (although I can see an iPad screen when it's enlarged well and am able to read font N48B in good light but slowly and not for a long time).
So… I'm 16 currently looking for career ideas. Something I have considered quite a lot is teaching, particularly age 11+ (wouldn't want to go lower). That's fine, teaching (I think) can be made accessible. But, the tricky part is the subject. I would want to teach my favourite subject, that being geography. Obviously… that's kinda a visual one.
I feel fairly confident that with my level of eyesight I could teach geography up to like GCSE level. Not sure about A Level but obviously being 16 I haven't really seen that kind of content yet.
The issue is getting there. To teach in secondary school in the UK you need a degree in your specialist subject. I don't think a degree in geography will be particularly accessible. Does anyone have any experience with this? I highly doubt anyone with sever sight loss will have as many are encouraged away from the subject much earlier. Honestly I'm lucky to be able to study it at GCSE (and likely A) level. Maybe someone who is sighted but in this field has any thoughts?
Also if anyone has any thoughts on teaching in secondary school in general that would be appreciated.
I have also considered becoming a QTVI, but not sure.
Thanks!
retrolental_morose 3 points 1y ago
One possible avenue is An Open degree from the OU, which would allow you to cherry-pick geographical modules, along with courses about working with young people and so on. That gets you your undergraduate degree, you could perhaps split your third year between university direct and placement if you found a school to take you in? perhaps bring in the SEN side, help adapt resources, do some TAing, etc. Then for your QTS you could go in as an NQT doing geography, or get HLTA or similar with a geography study on the side.
JosephSeabourne [OP] 2 points 1y ago
Thanks, good ideas! I'll look into that sort of path.
CloudyBeep 2 points 1y ago
People said blind people couldn't be mechanics. Then an aspiring blind mechanic came along, discovered the tools necessary for his success, was confident enough in his abilities that he got hired, and had a fruitful career as a mechanic.
People said blind people couldn't be anthropologists. Then an aspiring blind anthropologist came along, discovered the tools necessary for his success, was confident enough in his abilities that he got hired, and had a fruitful career as an anthropologist.
Both of these people started their careers more than 50 years ago.
People said blind people couldn't be anthropologists. Then an aspiring blind anthropologist came along, discovered the tools necessary for his success, was confident enough in his abilities that he got hired, and had a fruitful career as an anthropologist.
Both of these people started their careers more than 50 years ago.
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