[blindkid] computers as school credit

[LZ]

Dear Rosina,

Will you marry me ?

If no, will you adopt me instead ?

Xoxoxo
Lynda

On Sep 16, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Rosina Solano <colemangirly at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> Okay, what a can of worms I have opened.  As the original poster of the subject, let me start off by saying that I am NOT offended by anything anyone has posted on here.  I am very open to suggestions that I might not have possibly thought of.  I have a very thick skin and if I don't like something I just ignore it.  So please don't be outraged for me.
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> I love all the suggestions and I am very happy to use or disregard possibilities directed my way.  My original post was really just a statement of fact.  We are working on Roman self learning at home.  However, we just got the laptop and JAWS and as he is already in 9th grade and in the before mentioned required subject, I feel that we need to move faster than self learning.  He has already learned more the last two weeks using it than he has in two years with the school.  However, it isn't enough for the class.  
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> I will not appologize for not getting my child the software sooner.  It is unfortunate, but it happened.  I will not give reasons, because they don't really matter.  Dealing with the current situation is what matters.  So I don't need to hear appologies back to me either.  I have to move on with the here and now.  I am past all that.
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> My son does have expectations although I am not trying to justify anything, just stating facts.  We do live very rurally and he does have same chores as other kids, actually more as he is the eldest.  He does outside farm chores, cleans, does laundry, dishes, etc.  He is well rounded, just as a family we lack tech as a whole.  I just recently got my own computer and internet connection here at home.  I used to go to local library a couple times a week to check email, so he could not get it at home.  However, lack of one skill has strenghtened another.  Roman is VERY social and confident.  
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> Fitting time to self learn is difficult at this age.  Roman has been in band for several years, and now that he is in high school he has early morning practices, as well as after school practices.  Weekly music lessons for other instruments, cross country as well as track later in the year.  Then he has competitions too.  Trying to fit in after school tutoring for this as I will not let him be pulled out from another subject.  Add to that, he does spend every other weekend at his fathers and we do not get to work on things that weekend and I will not even go into why he dosen't take his laptop and self learn there, just not happening.
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> So I guess I am just saying thanks for all the suggestions and we are still working at getting the school to do what they should have started years ago.  With this being now a REQUIRED class I have more ground to stand on to force the issue past looking into things and moving slowly, they lost their chance on that issue.  
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> I do feel close to the NFB and count many of them as my closest friends, not just the parents division either.  One of my best friends I met because of the NFB, not the parents division.  I feel strongly supported by both the parents division and the main NFB.  If I don't, I really don't have to listen to that person after all, do I, lol.  We have participated in almost every program that they have out there for my kids and my oldest even is on close personal first name basis with many at national headquarters.  I feel blessed to be part of this organization, how ever I choose to teach my kids, as I know that are as many ways to raise blind kids as there are for sighted kids.
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> I guess that I just want to say thank you to all posters and for everyone to not feel offended by posts.  We can take what we need from suggestions and use them how we need to.  I may be 40 years old, but my mother still trys to tell me how to raise my kids.  I just smile and then do precisly what I think our situation needs.  She means well, but hey, I never was one for following the norm.
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> Rosina
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