[nabs-l] Reminder: It's All about Math on Tonight's NABS MembershipCall!

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How=20would=20I=20solve=20word=20problems=20with=20confidenence.

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From:=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20via=20nabs-l=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sun,=2013=20Dec=202015=2017:17:01=20-0500
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20Reminder:=20It's=20All=20about=20Math=20on=20Tonight'=
s=20NABS=20
MembershipCall!

Happy=20Sunday=20Fellow=20Students:

=20Math=E2=80=94it's=20a=20word=20which=20conjures=20up=20a=20wide=20range=
=20of=20emotions=20in=20
students.=20=20Some=20associate=20it=20with=20the=20excitement=20of=20a=20g=
ood=20
challenge,=20while=20others=20(myself=20included)=20shudder=20with=20fear=20=
and=20
frustration=20at=20the=20mention=20of=20the=20very=20word.=20=20Too=20often=
,=20however,=20
blind=20students=20associate=20math=20with=20the=20discouragement=20of=20be=
ing=20
told=20we=20can't=20succeed=20in=20the=20subject=20because=20we=20are=20bli=
nd.=20=20We=20in=20
NABS=20and=20the=20NFB=20believe=20that=20blind=20students=20can=20succeed=
=20in=20
whatever=20field=20we=20choose,=20including=20the=20STEM=20(science,=20
technology,=20engineering=20and=20math)=20subjects.=20=20But=20the=20questi=
on=20
remains:=20How=20will=20we=20do=20it?

=20To=20help=20answer=20this=20question,=20the=20NABS=20membership=20commit=
tee=20is=20
excited=20to=20hold=20a=20conference=20call=20all=20about=20doing=20math=20=
as=20a=20blind=20
student=20tonight=20at=207:00=20PM=20EST.=20=20This=20call=20will=20feature=
=20
presentations=20from=20John=20Miller=20of=20our=20Science=20and=20Engineeri=
ng=20
Division=20and=20Eric=20Guillory=20of=20the=20Louisiana=20Center=20for=20th=
e=20Blind,=20
two=20successful=20blind=20adults=20who=20have=20excelled=20in=20math=20and=
=20who=20are=20
now=20ready=20to=20share=20how=20they=20did=20it.=20=20There=20will=20also=
=20be=20ample=20
time=20for=20you=20to=20get=20your=20questions=20answered=20about=20specifi=
c=20
challenges=20you=20are=20facing=20in=20your=20math=20classes.=20=20No=20mat=
ter=20how=20
you=20feel=20about=20math,=20this=20is=20sure=20to=20be=20an=20informative=
=20and=20
empowering=20seminar.=20=20To=20participate=20in=20the=20call,=20please=20d=
ial=20
(605)=20475-6700=20and=20enter=20access=20code=207869673.=20=20We=20look=20=
forward=20to=20
talking=20with=20you=20tonight=20at=207:00=20PM=20Eastern=20about=20how=20y=
ou=20can=20
live=20the=20life=20you=20want=20through=20math=20in=20college!

=20Happy=20holidays,

=20Chris=20Nusbaum,=20NABS=20Board=20Member
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