[nabs-l] Schools for the Blind vs. Public School Education

[sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca]

At least in my experience, schools for the blind prepare those  
students who could achieve education beyond high school for it. Many  
students I know who went to these schools are going or have gone to  
higher education.
Quoting Nathan Clark <troubleclark at gmail.com>:

> it is just go and graduate and then try to find a job. Most students
> from school for the blind don't usually go to college right?
> nathan
>
>
> On 6/17/09, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Good point, Nathan.  I think a lot of schools for the blind are
>> sheltered communities with no real world things to look forward to.
>> Beth
>>
>> On 6/17/09, Nathan Clark <troubleclark at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I am in a public school and I am glad I did not go to a school for the
>>> blind. Some of the kids at school for the blinds may have more than
>>> blindness as a disability we are talking mental retardation or other
>>> problems. I love it in public school due to the fact that when I get
>>> out in the job market I will probably will not see other blind people
>>> at the job. By vgoing to public school I am being forced to be
>>> prepared to what I will face when I get out into the real world.
>>>
>>> On 6/16/09, Mary Donahue <braille at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>> Hello Denna and listers,
>>>>
>>>>     When I started school in the late 1950s, there wasn't much choice. If
>>>> my
>>>> family and I had stayed in the Chicago area, I would have been able to go
>>>> to
>>>> public school. However, in early 1958, we moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
>>>> My
>>>> mother would have liked me to go to public school, but the school
>>>> district
>>>> would not budge in its thinking. If I went, then there would be no way of
>>>> getting my material, and I was the only blind child at the time in that
>>>> district. Therefore, it meant driving 220 miles to the State School for
>>>> the
>>>> Visually Handicapped in Janesville, which was quite traumatic for me.
>>>> Looking back, though, I have no regrets. My first-grade teacher taught me
>>>> Braille, I eventually learned cane travel, which I probably wouldn't have
>>>> received in public school. The same goes for daily living skills and
>>>> social
>>>> skills.
>>>>
>>>>     At any rate, those are my thoughts. Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> Mary Donahue
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: <dlambert at aristotle.net>
>>>> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:11 PM
>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Schools for the Blind vs. Public School Education
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi everyone:
>>>>>
>>>>> Almost 10 days until convention.  I'm very much excited about coming,
>>>>> especially since I haven't
>>>>> been in two years.
>>>>>
>>>>> But I wanted to pose a question that could possibly lead to some
>>>>> research
>>>>> later on.
>>>>>
>>>>> In determine what type of education you would receive, were you given an
>>>>> opportunity to provide
>>>>> input as to whether a school for the blind was a good option vs. an
>>>>> education in a public school
>>>>> system.  What were your experience in which ever educational setting you
>>>>> ended up in?  Looking
>>>>> back, what would you have changed or wanted to have happen?
>>>>>
>>>>> Any input would be great.  I'll provide my input publicly later on, but
>>>>> just wanted to get a feel
>>>>> for the range of experiences people may have.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Denna Lambert
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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