[nabs-l] It's official!

[David]

Hello, Josh. I read your email and cannot help commenting ont it. What I am about to say will most likely sound harsh and critical in your opinion, but I feel it worth saying.
I am concerned that you are switching majors for entirely the wrong reasons. Your only reasons appear to be that the classes that you need for an education major are not accomodating you as you think they should. That's fine and good, but that is a terrible reason to switch your major, even if Behavioral Health and Education are somewhat similar in the clientele you may work with. If your true passion is education, and not Behavioral Health, then DO NOT switch because of coursework as it relates to your blindness. Also, it disturbs me that you say that you have control of your life, and that the sighted are not "bossing you around" anymore. Your statements are false, for you do not seem to have control of your education, and the sighted are dictating your choices if you're going to switch majors based on accomoadations which you hope to receive. All I ask is that you reconsider your decition, and decide whether it is based on your fears and insecurities, or whether it is based on logical career choices, such as you doing what you enjoy doing, or what will give you job security. Just fulfill your potential, and don't let those university bureaucrats and ignorant professors push you around.
David Bouchard


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On Jan 25, 2012, at 9:31 AM, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:

> It will be, in a year and a half.
> I'm finally getting a degree, that means something, instead of one,
> that doesn't specialize in one thing.
> I feel great!
> Blessings, JoshuaBlessings, Joshua
> 
> On 1/25/12, Gloria G <gloria.graves at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Joushua,
>> So does this mean you have more than this one semester left in college? When
>> is your expected graduated date now?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:05 AM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] It's official!
>> 
>> 
>>> I'm now a Behavioral Health major!
>>> I can work with rehab, and everything will be accessible.
>>> I have finally regained control of my education, and I feel great about
>>> it!
>>> Thanks for all of the advice, and assistance.
>>> This list has helped me regain self-confidence, and I know that I can
>>> do anything I want to do.
>>> The sighted can't boss me around, anymore!
>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>> 
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