[Nfbf-l] State School

[Joanne]

I am not singling out NFB or FCB or any other school, just make sure who ever, 
takes that in consideration

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] State School



Dear Joann,

What year did you attend the Florida O.A. Center?
I ask this as you said "you know first hand."
What changes did you see that were counter to good training and why?

David Evans

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joanne" <jdking09 at earthlink.net>
To: <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 12:21 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] State School


>I know first hand what a shambles the Daytona School became after it was
> influenced by NFB's  theory of teaching independents to the blind.   If I
> were
> in charge  I would first have every student believe in their dignity.
> Then I
> would teach them to believe  that they can achieve anything if they really
> want
> to.  and the other important thing is to join society without thinking
> that they
> need  special treatment.  You can't burn the candle at both ends.  And
> that is
> what they had done at the center.  That's why the school is not on track.
> The people that I have known before NFB's influence had a better chance of
> learning all this.  After that forget it.
> I personally grew up in public and private schools and learned my own
> independents because I wanted to.  I agree that one can always pick out a
> blind
> student who was educated at a school for the blind including one like
> Daytona.
> They act like a child..
> So whether it is NFB or ACB or anything else.  A blind person can be so
> called
> Normal if treated like they are normal.
> We are a very small percentage of society.  Therefore, it is us, who needs
> to
> comply with the majority.
> Please pass this on to the NFB and the ACB and any other Organizations who
> feel
> that special privileges is the only way to go.  I guess what I am trying
> to say
> is stop degrading us.
>
>
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