[Blindtlk] a question about science and tutoring

[Gary Wunder]

Hi Vejas. I come late to this discussion. Diagrams do not help me much, but
I wish I had tried to get more from them. Blind people do not learn early
enough how to interpret these--by the time we get their hands on them,
sighted children already are experts at understanding drawings. There is a
debate about how much of our difficulty in understanding pictures and
diagrams is a function of being blind and how much a function of lack of
exposure at an early age. Maybe you can be one of our pioneers and help to
determine if reading a diagram or coming to appreciate a two-dimensional
picture can be learned.

Gary



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From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 11:14 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Blindtlk] a question about science and tutoring

Hi,
I'm having some trouble in science.  It's biology and genetics.  
My teacher is OK, I guess.
Does it help you to look at diagrams? Usually it doesn't help me, 
so I don't bother to look at them because when I have, they have 
not helped.
Have diagrams ever helped you, because my science teachers loves 
the way diagrams explain stuff? Have you ever needed tutoring? 
How was a sighter person able to help you, because it's sometimes 
hard to explain stuff you need? I have a test tomorrow.
Thanks for any input.
Vejas

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