[nabs-l] plane fares for Louisiana and Colorado

Sun Mar 21 11:00:26 UTC 2010

Hi Beth,
  I would agree with pretty much everybody's  thoughts on this
subject.  I think that it is very important   to get a read  from a
few diffferent students on the matter of what training center to  go
to.   it is a good thing to  talk to   graduates and if possible
current students of the  three training centers and get  a  sense of
the strenths and weaknesses of each  center via  the asking of
non-loaded  questions, much like  Arielle suggested earlier on in the
string.
 I also liked the points that Elizabeth and  Dominique brought  up;
mainly the gem   regarding taking  neggitive expiriences with a grain
of salt.  I would even further suggest to take any Singular expirience
with a grain of salt,  even if it's  a glowing review; the more
expiriences you can gain from other people, the better.
  I hope that you will be  able to make the conference call, as well
as  anybody else who has questions, and hopefully all of the  folks
who  have contributed  their wise words are able to  make it as well.
   Best,
  Darian

On 3/21/10, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good point, Arielle.  I'll probably solicit some questions answers I
> guess from a few of you guys on the list.  But that'll be a separate
> topic.
> Beth
>
> On 3/21/10, Arielle Silverman <nabs.president at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> When talking to current or former students at the different centers,
>> it might be better to ask more objective questions. So rather than
>> asking how they felt about the program, ask for a run-down of the
>> typical daily schedule, what a typical lesson is like in each of the
>> classes, and what kinds of activities students do outside of training
>> hours. Then you can judge the evidence on your own and see how the
>> information you get about the content of the program matches your
>> needs and expectations. Otherwise, you might be led in a particular
>> direction based on one or two people's idiosyncratic reactions to the
>> center.
>>
>> Arielle
>>
>> On 3/20/10, Elizabeth <lizmohnke at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Well, with all do respect, I would not make a decision based solely upon
>>> hearing about one bad experience any more than I would on the cost of the
>>> airline ticket. Just because someone else had a bad experience does not
>>> necessarily mean that you will experience the same. Everyone goes to a
>>> training center at different stages of accepting their blindness and
>>> possibly their identity as simply just another person in this world who
>>> happens to be blind. So I think maturity can also play a role in how much
>>> you get out of a training center as well.
>>>
>>> And as far as learning specific skills like learning how to ride a
>>> subway,
>>> I
>>> do not think it really matters which center you choose because I think
>>> all
>>> three would prepare you to perform this skill. I know of several
>>> graduates
>>> from the Louisiana Center who ride the subway just fine. The key
>>> ingredient
>>> is confidence in thinking that you can perform a skill no matter what
>>> kind
>>> of situation you may encounter along the way.
>>>
>>> Elizabeth
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:40:28 -0400
>>>> From: thebluesisloose at gmail.com
>>>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] plane fares for Louisiana and Colorado
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I have. The thing that bothers me is that one girl didn't like
>>>> Louisiana as much as the other two people I've spoken to. Then, I
>>>> haven't spoken to anybody in Colorado student wise. But I spoke with
>>>> the director, so she says it's nice over there. She even gave me a
>>>> good reason to consider it. But I am having to decide quick because I
>>>> want to leave in May, and the state agency doesn't want to paqy in
>>>> full. Now, of course, we're not sure they're willing to pay at all.
>>>> Beth
>>>>
>>>> On 3/20/10, J.J. Meddaugh <jj at bestmidi.com> wrote:
>>>> > Honestly, you should probably consider lots of things way before plane
>>>> > fares. The three training centers are not exact copies of each other.
>>>> > Have
>>>> > you spoken with the directors or students of each center to gauge
>>>> > opinions?
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > J.J. Meddaugh - ATGuys.com
>>>> > A premier Licensed Code Factory and KNFB Reader distributor
>>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>>> > From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
>>>> > To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:28 PM
>>>> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] plane fares for Louisiana and Colorado
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >> Then what must I decide or what must my decision be based on? Now
>>>> >> that I know there's no nonstop service from Orlando to Monroe, I've
>>>> >> got something in my favor, but what should the decision be based
>>>> >> upon?
>>>> >> Beth
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On 3/20/10, J.J. Meddaugh <jj at bestmidi.com> wrote:
>>>> >>> Beth,
>>>> >>> I did a quick check at dates in April, and the cheapest to Denver
>>>> >>> looks
>>>> >>> to
>>>> >>> be around $211 with the cheapest tickets coming from Delta.
>>>> >>> Midwest Airlines offers a nonstop route for $259 on various dates.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> As for Monroe, the cheapest dates in April offer a fare of $244
>>>> >>> roundtrip,
>>>> >>> also from Delta. There is no nonstop service from Orlando to Monroe.
>>>> >>> Prices for airline tickets change wildly, but there really doesn't
>>>> >>> seem
>>>> >>> to
>>>> >>> be a lot of difference between the two, and I wouldn't base my
>>>> >>> decision
>>>> >>> on
>>>> >>> which training center to visit purely on who has the cheapest
>>>> >>> flights.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> J.J. Meddaugh - ATGuys.com
>>>> >>> A premier Licensed Code Factory and KNFB Reader distributor
>>>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> >>> From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
>>>> >>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> >>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>; "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> >>> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 1:24 PM
>>>> >>> Subject: [nabs-l] plane fares for Louisiana and Colorado
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>> Hi, guys. As luck would have it, I am looking at plane fares for
>>>> >>>> both
>>>> >>>> Louisiana and Colorado so that I can get a cheaper bid on a
>>>> >>>> training
>>>> >>>> center, possibly Colorado. How much is it to fly, say, from Orlando
>>>> >>>> to Denver versus Orlando to Monroe, Louisiana? I'd like to know
>>>> >>>> also
>>>> >>>> what airlines you went with and so that I cancompare the prices.
>>>> >>>> Thanks.
>>>> >>>> Beth
>>>> >>>>
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