[nagdu] Downtime in class

[rhonda cruz]

 class is like going in to college.
 it's a lot of work.
 you will get free time.
 but i think you should rest.
 for the hard days.
 it is tuff work.
 but it is worth it in the end.
 i promise you that.




On Sep 13, 2012, at 11:23 AM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) wrote:

> I agree with this.
> I was exausted during training.
> Tonia will be needing to learn to work with her new dog, and get used to how to use a guide dog altogether. It is a lot of frigging work.
> It's like learning how to ice skate, and how to play hockey, while you learn the rules and also how to be part of your team, and doing all this at the same time.
> 
> I don't really know how to describe it better then that.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:18 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Downtime in class
> 
> Hi Tonia.
> You mentioned you plan to do some contract work during your downtime in
> class.  I just want to give you a word of caution.  If you take some work,
> don't make any promises as to when it will be done, or tripple the time
> you think it will take.  Even when I wasn't busy with actual training,
> there were lectures to study, grooming, play, and just plain resting.  I
> got my first dog more than 30 years ago, when I was a lot younger.  I
> don't remember how much I needed to just plain rest my brain then, but I
> definitely do now.
> Also, if you bring work, be ready to drop it at a second's notice.  It's
> easy to get involved with something on the computer, and, when you finally
> surface, your new puppy has torn his blanket to little bits, or pulled the
> blanket off your bed, or any number of other puppy tricks.
> I like to play computer games, but I don't think I'll play any during
> class.  It's too easy to zone out and miss something I should be noticing.
> Tracy
> 
> 
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