[Blindmath] Math for everyday use

[Sabra Ewing]

I think the blind student would actually use math in the same ways a cited student would.

Sabra Ewing

> On Dec 8, 2014, at 1:18 PM, Joseph C. Lininger via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I think Bente already answered the question pretty well from a direct answer point of view, but let me share an experience with you which provides another answer. Feel free to share this experience with your student.
> 
> All through middle school and high school, I was basically a bad student. I didn't like studying, and I especially didn't like doing homework. I was more interested in studying things I did find of interest, such as girls and computers. (Yes I know those two aren't often seen paired, but I digress) I knew grades mattered, and I even believed people when they told me that later in life I'd be sorry I approached school the way I did. Unfortunately, I didn't care much.
> 
> That came back to haunt me in college. I was interested in a degree in Computer Science, which required a lot of mathematics. Unfortunately, I hadn't built the mathematical foundation properly. I ended up having to go back and take several remedial math courses. I also had to do a math learning group for at least one of the courses.
> 
> I have completed several more advanced math courses now, including some in more abstract areas. I would not call myself a math expert, however. I've always felt my math is a bit more shaky than it could have been  had I learned it when I was younger. Yes, I can do math now. I even use my math skills for day to day things for work sometimes, and for my graduate level studies. I'm not nearly as confident in my mathematical abilities as a person at my level should be, however, and I feel this is a direct result of how I behaved in middle and high school.
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Joe
> 
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