[blparent] homework strategies

Jennifer Stewart Jackson jennifersjackson at att.net
Sun Jan 5 03:22:46 UTC 2014 

I agree that handwriting is still important too. People try to tell me it is not, but my teenager recently put in two job applications and those forms were still handed out as paper applications to be filled out by hand. At some point in the job process it probably does all become electronic, but those beginning jobs for gaining work experience are an integral part of getting a better job later.



Jennifer
handwriting is just went 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nevzat Adil
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 2:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] homework strategies

I agree with that teacher.

On 1/4/14, Jo Elizabeth Pinto <jopinto at msn.com> wrote:
> It's interesting, because some school districts are still teaching 
> handwriting and some are not.  My daughter is learning some printed 
> letters and some handwritten letters already in kindergarten.  Her 
> teacher says it is left up to the individual school, and she 
> personally thinks penmanship is still important and will continue teaching it as long as she can.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you 
> may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and 
> full at evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nevzat Adil
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 8:11 AM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] homework strategies
>
> As far as I am aware, they are not even teaching cursive writing 
> anymore. My daughter was only taught to sign her name and not the 
> whole thing. I guess with technology, tablets, laptops etc, they do 
> not see much use of it.
>
> On 1/4/14, sheila <sleigland at bresnan.net> wrote:
>> handwriting was something that neither my husband or I could help with.
>> Maybe there is a way to do that now but I have no idea  whhat it would be.
>> On 1/3/2014 9:19 PM, Kimsan wrote:
>>> It varies from child-to-child in my case.  My first grader is still 
>>> working with me and trying to comprehend the fact that she needs to 
>>> read stuff to me if she needs help since daddy can't read it.  When 
>>> she got sstuck on a word, she would spell it out to me.  My second 
>>> grader is completely an independent worker and mastered the skills 
>>> taught by her teacher and always gets her stuff done, but when it's 
>>> time for daddy to help, she and I have no problem for her to read 
>>> and describe what she needs help with, then there is my fifth 
>>> grader...
>>> When I ask her to repeat and explain what she's done so I can 
>>> understand and get a good idea of what's going on, and also repeat 
>>> it again, lol, because I have such the terrible memory, right away, 
>>> she flips an attitude...
>>> That's
>>> another story in itself, as I am not sure at this point in time if 
>>> her attitude is from the recent divorce, or everything else under the sun.
>>> Teachers always emailed me what they were able to and I've always 
>>> had a good track record there.  It also helps that I work for the 
>>> school district, so I can just pop my head in their office when I 
>>> have a question...
>>>
>>> This just popped in my head, how do the blind parents here assist 
>>> with the hand-writing.  My first grader tends to write certain 
>>> numbers and letters backwards according to her teacher.
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Veronica Smith
>>> Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 7:52 PM
>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] homework strategies
>>>
>>> When G was younger, still in K through 3rd grade, I'd have the 
>>> teacher email the homework to me.  This way I could see, through the 
>>> Window eyes, what they were doing.  But as she got older and could 
>>> read it herself, she'd read the work and directions to me and she'd 
>>> do the work.  What I found out mostly, they've changed the way we 
>>> learned and even though I wanted to help, I could not.
>>> Basic adding and the like, yes I could do that and after she did the 
>>> work, I'd check for accuracy.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Kimsan
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 7:42 PM
>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: [blparent] homework strategies
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> So, everyone, if not most have  posted info on the ages of their 
>>> children.
>>> I'm very big on direct support with my children, reading, writing, 
>>> helping with homework.
>>> Other things I do with my children are: bike ride, play basketball, 
>>> and whatever my vision allows, as I am blind as a bat, but with my 
>>> lack of vision, I attempt to demonstrate to my girls that my lack of 
>>> vision shouldn't be a reason why I can't get things done.  I also 
>>> have severe hearing loss, which has been challenging lately, but 
>>> just with the blindness, I will adapt and conquer.
>>>
>>> I work full time as a braille transcriber, and I also run my own 
>>> business, so, with the aforementioned, eventually, I think I will 
>>> have made my point smile.
>>> I'm just curious, with how it's such a visual world, and it might 
>>> just be me not knowing, but what approach other blind parents take 
>>> when helping children with their homework, let's say, math?
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Joanne Zucker
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2014 6:06 PM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] new member
>>>
>>> Hi Dawn,
>>>
>>> I see we have some things in common....
>>>
>>> I am blind, well severely limited in my vision.
>>>
>>> I have three boys also, almost the same ages. Mine are 12, 15, and 18.
>>>
>>> Maybe we can connect and share stories.
>>>
>>> Joanne
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Jan 2, 2014, at 2:59 PM, dawn stumpner <dawn205120 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm a blind mother with 3 sighted sons ages 12, 15, and 19.  I just 
>>>> heard
>>> about the Blparent List/Group, and I'm looking forward to reading 
>>> and sharing experiences and ideas and connecting with other blind parents.
>>> Happy New Year!
>>>> Dawn
>>>>
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