[Fabs] I just need to vent.

[Kathy Roskos]

Hi Miranda,

     Thanks for responding. Sometimes you just need another student to let 
you know you're not alone in this. I have been through bad teachers before 
and this probably won't be the last. She did grade my work, but took off 
points for a bunch of knit picking things. She had the nerve to tell me, 
"your work is not visually appealing". Funny thing, I didn't notice that!

Thanks for the encouragement.

Kathy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miranda Kilby" <mbkilby at gmail.com>
To: "Florida Association of Blind Students" <fabs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 1:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Fabs] I just need to vent.


> Hello Kathy,
> Yes, we have all have those days. However, do not give up. I have had to 
> work with publishers in the past to make a software even assessable and 
> try to keep up with the class at the same time. Just keep in contact with 
> the disability office so that way there is documentation that she is not 
> responding to you and assisting you in your needs. Remember you are the 
> student and she is a teacher. Therefore, she needs to come up with the 
> alternative assignment and not expect everyone to be able to do the same 
> work. I hope this helps keep your chin up and good luck.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 2, 2014, at 10:27 PM, "Kathy Roskos" <kroskos at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hello list members,
>>
>>     I have just had one of the worst days of my school expeerience. I 
>> have a teacher who insists that I need to do an assignment that is 
>> completely visual. Disabled student services has explained to her that I 
>> am unable to do this, and she has been taking it out on me ever since. 
>> She sent me a raving e-mail about how she cannot think of an alternative 
>> assignment that would be equal to the one the other students are doing, 
>> and how it is not fair that I don't have to do the same work as they do. 
>> She then asked me to come up with an assignment that is comparable. Who 
>> is the teacher here anyway? When I said I wasn't qualified to create my 
>> own assignment, she told disabled student services that I refused to do 
>> an alternative assignment. we are on the last day of the class and she 
>> still hasn't given me a last assignment to do. She won't respond to my 
>> e-mails or phone calls. I think she is planning to try to fail me. As a 
>> student who has never received less than an A for two years, I feel 
>> devestated. I want to drop out and forget the whole thing.
>>
>>     Can anyone tell me about experiences they have had with teachers from 
>> hell?  It might make me feel better to know I'm not alone.
>>
>>    Thanks for bearing with me during this rant.
>>
>> Kathy
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