[il-talk] Inquiring about math tutor

[Patti S Chang]

You may want to put this out over the NABS listserv. I know of some tutoring
arrangements that use Skype. This will broaden your perspective pool of
tutors. It also means that neither of you need spend time traveling. 

You may also want to reach out to Natalie Shaheem who has been involved in
much of our STEM education. I will share her contact info with you shortly. 

Hope this is helpful. 



Patti S. Gregory-Chang Esq.
Treasurer
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
pattischang at gmail.com
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From: IL-Talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ayoub Zurikat
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Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 12:45 PM
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Subject: [il-talk] Inquiring about math tutor

Hello guys, I truly hope this finds you well and in good health.
I want to share a very small snippet of my story and follow that with a
question. 
I was born and raised in the middle east. for the most part, high school
teachers would do whatever they can to eschew   teaching blind students
physics, math, or chemistry. Even though I went to an American school that,
supposedly, believed in inclusion and equality, teachers would excuse me out
of those classes. Consequentially, I am seriously bad at math. I have some
basics that I remember from when I was sighted. However, I'm probably at
eighth grade level. Currently I am working on my second Masters degree in
clinical mental health counseling, but my dream is to pursue a PhD and then
teach and practice counseling.
I wonder if teaching math to the blind is any different from teaching math
to those who are sighted . I assume it is. So I'm emailing to ask if anyone
knows a good math tutor, who is feasible, and Who is  willing to spend a
good amount of time with me over the coming year and a half teaching me
math, and getting me ready to sit for my GRE exam. 
I live in the Wheaton area, I'm very new here so transportation is an issue
that is still quite convoluted for me. 
Thank you for taking the time to read this, waiting to hear from you.
Blessings

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