Have you ever tried to imagine what it would be like to be blind? The kids did! I asked them what they would miss seeing if they no longer could. Here are some of there answers:
- My mom, dad, and brother
- Running the bases in baseball
- Walking in the woods
- Knowing where my sister was
- Seeing my dog
- Seeing everyone that I love
- Seeing my goldfish swim
- Seeing the pictures in my Bible
- Seeing my birthday party
Their answers were honest and revealing about what is important to them. After our discussion I told them they would be going on a "trust walk" and would experience what it would be like to be blind.
They paired up with a classmate, one of them put on a blindfold and the other offered his arm to be a guide. We went on a walk together. I think it was equally challenging to be blind and to be a guide. After we finished our walk, we traded roles.
When we returned to the classroom, I asked them what it felt like to be blind. Their answers were:
- Scary
- Hard to see
- Hard to know where you were going
- Hard to know where I was
- I felt out of control
- Everything was different
- Cool!
- Creepy...it was dark and I couldn't see
When I asked them what it felt like to be the guide they said,
- Cool and it was nice being nice to a person
- It was fun telling them where to go
- It was fun to be gentle
- It was fun holding onto her and telling her where to go
- Cool!
We concluded our time together by looking through cards that showed different types of visual impairment. It made us more grateful for our vision and more compassionate towards those that have a visual impairment.
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