[stylist] New THOUGHT PROVOKER #151- The Braille Princess

[Judith Bron]

Kids can be cruel, but if they get a bug in their bonnet about wanting to 
learn something they jump over the line and learn it.  These Boy Scouts want 
to be there and want to learn.  That's the difference.  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aziza C" <daydreamingncolor at gmail.com>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] New THOUGHT PROVOKER #151- The Braille Princess


>I agree, kids can definetly be cruel. But... I didn't get a taste of
> that until around second and third grade. Before that I still had the
> fascination card on my side.
>
> Two years ago for our Meet the Blind event, our chapter held a sort of
> fair, and the table I helped run was the Braille table, demonstrating
> slates and Braille Writers, and books. I helped a group of Boy Scouts
> write their names in Braille and they were thrilled. My table stayed
> open the longest because they kept coming back asking me to write more
> stuff for them.
>
> Aziza
>
> On 11/15/09, James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR <n6yr at sunflower.com> wrote:
>> Aziza is right about kids finding braille fascinating.
>> in our community, because of the actual kids, and the kansas
>> university students, we can never have enough braille alphabet cards
>> for our public events!  they are extremely popular.
>>
>> Robert, I liked this TP.  my only concern was more of a human
>> one.  as a blind kid who was mainstreamed, I experienced this first hand.
>> sadly, blindness does set you apart from your classmates, and
>> sometimes the kids are far less kind or considerate than in your story.
>> jc
>> Jim Canaday M.A.
>> Lawrence, KS
>>
>> At 10:29 PM 11/15/2009, you wrote:
>>>I think the point was for the blind child to teach her friends
>>>Braille. The teacher is simply encouraging it.
>>>
>>>On 11/15/09, LoriStay at aol.com <LoriStay at aol.com> wrote:
>>> > Why not?   Lots of kids who aren't deaf learn sign to talk to deaf
>>> > friends.
>>> >   So why can't kids learn Braille to pass notes to a friend?   But in
>>> > this
>>> > case, I expect the teacher wouldn't be teaching all the kids
>>> Braille.   Even
>>> > vision teachers (at least in my state) don't know enough Braille to
>>> > really
>>> > be effective.
>>> > (Sorry.   Can't seem to keep the cynicism out of my emails!)
>>> > Lori
>>> >
>>> > In a message dated 11/15/09 9:33:25 PM, justin.williams2 at gmail.com
>>> > writes:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> I like the open mindedness of the teacher, but she shouldn't teach 
>>> >> the
>>> >> other
>>> >> kids to read Braille.  Its not necessary.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
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