Week 11

Oct. 21-25, 2013

At the start of the week, Cindy Campbell came out to observe me for the last and final time of her requirements. This was a really good experience for me as she observed me working with one of my favorite blind students at Paul B. His name is Austin. I had him go from the cafeteria, out the back patio, along a long sidewalk parallel to a parking lot, onto the playground, up some stairs, down a slide, and back to class. He always has such a great attitude. I love working with him. When Cindy and I had our final meeting in Bryan's office before she left, that gave me the opportunity to reflect upon my performance and progress thus far. I was most encouraged by how the strengths she asked me to claim were actually what my weaknesses were in our last meeting. The strengths I mentioned were confidence.

At the start of the week, my daughter's immunity started to go downhill. I was not in school much as I had to monitor her fevers (which lasted 5 days) and take her to the doctor. On Wed, there was an iPad training for the vision department in our area. I attended that in the beginning, but had to leave to take her to the doctor. On Fri, it was Teacher Work Day (which I was unable to attend). Bryan told me he got caught up on all the documents required for the field (screenings, evaluations, applications for Cane Quest, mileage, etc.). I was able to review some of these documents afterwards.