[Blindmath] I'm Dying Here

[Suzanne Germano via Blindmath]

Reading ahead is how you should do it anyway sighted or not.




On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 5:43 PM, Mike Jolls via Blindmath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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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