[Pibe-division] Old School vs New School Approaches

[Dr. Denise M. Robinson]

Perfect Dr. V...that is exactly how I believe but was over emphasizing the newer approaches as those were the main questions coming to me. I was trying to address the questions of the newer without adding in all the older that I do along with it.
That light bulb hit me last night.
 

       Denise 
 
Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
TechVision-Independent Contractor
Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training
509-674-1853     deniserob at gmail.com

http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/


From: DrV <pumpkinracer at gmail.com>
>To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 6:23 AM
>Subject: [Pibe-division] Old School vs New School Approaches
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>On the topic of Old School vs New School...
>As a medical subspecialist, academic teacher physicians & future subspecialists, & father of 2 blind kids, it is my belief that whether in medicine or education too much emphasis on either Old School or New School shortchanges the outcomes - the best results often come from emphasizing skillets & knowledge bases from both. That gives the user, be it student or teacher, the broadest toolbox to draw upon. I'm  a fan of promoting & emphasizing both. SImilar to learning languages, kids sighted or blind pick up technology so much faster than most adults. Developmentally, kids are capable of learning many skillets in parallel. Electronic braillenoteker skills & even iPad skills can be taught in parallel with slate & stylus & the Perkins. 
>All the best.
>DrV 
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