I will say, that from her viewpoint,. the teen-ager's that is, Braille when she was learning to read could have been very confusing. Hell, it was for me. I had barely mastered Grade 1 when they made me tackle Grade 2, and then the **** really hit the fan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "beth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 6:02 PM Subject: [Braillenote] Friendly comments: "Jeopardy" article
> Whoa, guys, wait a minute, here! I didn't take the article the way you all > did at all. Yes, I had no trouble learning either grade of Braille, but > isn't it possible that this girl did and that she may have been consulted re > the article? It is my thought that reporters first present their work to > you--whether verbally or in print--for your okay before it goes to print. > Another thing: Maybe, in her learning days, Braille was very confusing. > Don't put your own experiences down as a template into which everyone else's > experiences must fit. Also, if you want confusing ... well, some sighted > kids have horrible trouble learning to read. In fact, I haven't heard of > blind dyslexics, come to think of it. Also, do you realize how many > decisions our brains have to make in one second with reading, whether in > print or Braille? Yes, I say reading is a miracle, for that reason alone, > never mind the fact that books can be put into readable media. Now, I know > I do not have a BN now and I have only read through part of the PK and BN > manuals and you guys have helped me greatly in understanding translation > issues, but it still is confusing with the BN. Also, not everyone grasps > Grade Two with ease. In fact, I read before that, in one European country, > can't recall which, there is no longer contracted Braille, since they wanted > to make Braille easier to learn and, guess what? More blind people are > studying it and so, Braille use there is on the rise. Also, as to the > average sighted person's view re Braille: When I mention the above re > print, they really think about it and agree. I love this discussion! Beth > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > >
