[Nfbf-l] State School

[Sherri]

We were always taught in my school that we could achieve whatever we wanted 
to and that in fact, to get noticed, to get a job, to function in the 
sighted world, it was necessary for us to  do better. When I went to school, 
high standards were placed upon us. It isn't that way now, not in public 
schools or schools for the blind.
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From: "Joanne" <jdking09 at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 12:57 PM
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> That is what I am trying to get across.  The special schools can do this 
> too.
> All they need to do is to believe in what we have experienced growing up. 
> Then
> I would think State Schools are good.
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> From: "Patricia A. Lipovsky" <plipovsky at cfl.rr.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 12:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] State School
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>
> Hi Joanne,
>
> I, like you, was mainstreamed through school, and I wouldn't have had it 
> any
> other way.  In my opinion, The best thing my parents ever did for me was 
> to
> keep me in the norm of society as much as possible.  I think it made me a
> much stronger person, and gave me a better handle on life in general, and
> how to live, and cope in a sighted world with sighted people.
>
> I don't wish to put any school or individual down, because everyone is
> different with different circumstances, and needs to do what ever is best
> for them, but I must say, I too have noticed, over the years that there is 
> a
> definite difference in individuals who were mainstreamed , and those who
> went to special schools.
>
> 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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