[Blindmath] I'm Dying Here

[Amanda Lacy via Blindmath]

After awhile the teacher and I came to an agreement that I didn't need 
to go to class. Instead I would do the homework ahead of time and then 
come to office hours on a regular basis. This worked for me because I 
was getting so little out of lectures. This was true even when the 
teacher made an effort to read things aloud - I just couldn't remember 
what was said. I also cannot take notes and listen at the same time. 
Anyway, I made good grades, so it worked.
On 5/22/2014 8:05 PM, Elise Berkley via Blindmath wrote:
> Hey, Mike.
> I thought about doing this next semester.  Like a ding-dong, I thought about
> doing this almost at the end of the semester (smile).  But, I am glad you
> said this and, next semester, I am going to add this to my study sessions.
> Thank you for the suggestion.  Elise
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike
> Jolls via Blindmath
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 5:43 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] I'm Dying Here
>
> This is in response to "I'm Dying" because of what the teacher is doing ...
> or not.  I'll try to keep my response short.
>   
> Basically when I went back to college and had to take a lot of math
> (Algebra, Trig, Calculus) I combatted the problem of not being able to see
> the board by reading ahead in the class and studying the material ahead of
> time ... before the class began.  That puts a lot of responsibility on you
> the student to know what the teacher is going to talk about before class,
> but it sure works wonders.  This is of course assuming the instructor is
> going to go by the book and follow it, and assuming you can get your hands
> on the book in the accessible format you need.
>   
> When I did that, not only did I read the book ahead, but I worked as many
> problems ahead as I could.  That way, I had a very good idea of what I
> didn't understand, and I didn't have to take notes off the board.  I didn't
> have to struggle trying to read the book, or deal with a teacher that
> couldn't explain things well.  I had already done the studying and could
> just sit back and listen ... for the most part.  I should also say that I
> had a hand-held telescope that I used to read the board when I needed to, so
> this would be different for a totally blind person.  But reading the book
> before class meant I had to do a lot less work in the class.  I'll just
> mention that people noticed that I didn't take notes very often and they
> noticed that I got straight A's.  That was due in major part to the fact
> that I was prepared.  I didn't need the teacher nearly as much as if I went
> into the classes cold with no knowledge.  Being prepared ahead really helped
> a lot.
>   
> As I say, when you read ahead, you don't have to sink or swim depending on
> the board.  And if you have a bad teacher, this is a great defense against
> that as well.  You already know what you don't know and for the rest, you
> can just listen.  It's a unique approach that a lot of kids don't do, but it
> sure worked for me.  Maybe it could help you.
>   
> Anybody else take a lot of math and take this approach?  Did it work for
> you?
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