[nfb-talk] critical analysis paper

[Lisa Kidder]

I'm writing about this, beecause I did not learn a lot of the 
academic skills that I would have learned in a public school.  I 
was sent to a residental school at age three, and was told that I 
would never learn math, because I would never understand the 
concept of numbers.  I did not learn how to multiply or divide 
until I had to take a bisic math class in college.  I finished 
the class with an a.  It seems like the school that I went to 
focused mainly on the independent living skills, but not as much 
on the academic skills.  I never had to advocate, like I do now 
in college because all of my textbooks were provided in braille 
when I was school.  As far as taking notes, the teachers told us 
what to put down.  We did not have to decide what was important.  
Lisa

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com
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Date sent: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:31:17 -0800
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] critical analysis paper

Lisa:

The argument or debate you're trying to flesh out is specious and 
the supposed controversy illusory.  It's not a matter of which 
school setting is best but rather which is best for a given child 
at a given time with given educational goals and a given skill 
set and knowledge base.  This is part of what's negotiated in an 
IEP.

Mike

sent from my iPhone


On Dec 15, 2010, at 12:23, "Lisa Kidder" <lisa.akidder at gmail.com> 
wrote:

 That would be helpful and yes, i am looking for articles with 
facts for both sides of the issue.  meaning both for and against.

 ----- Original Message -----
 From: "T.  Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com
 To: NFB Talk Mailing List <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
 Date sent: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:29:40 -0800
 Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] critical analysis paper

 While I haven't got any peer reviewed primary sources for you 
off the
 top of my head, I'm sure you could get a dozen article-length
 treatises on the subject in favor of both positions simply by 
having
 asked the question here.  *grin*

 If it would be of benefit, I likely could produce one tomorrow
 discussing the benefits and consequences of a residential 
school, but
 generally concluding generally in favor of them.

 A pretty significant number of others I'm sure could likewise 
reach
 the opposite conclusion with similar care and consideration of 
the
 issue.

 Joseph


 On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 12:57:07AM -0600, Lisa Kidder wrote:
 I don't know if this is the right list to post this on, and i 
just
 joined this list.  i'm working on a critical analysis paper for 
my
 diversity democracy class, and i chose the topic of whether a 
blind
 student should attend a public or residential school.  does 
anyone
 know where I can find reputable articles supporting both sides 
of
 this argument.  Thanks in advance.

 Lisa

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