>From the Notebook of Lazarus Long, by Robert A. Heinlein: "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerry Learry Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 6:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] OT: General question about cooking and visual impairment I would like to add one thing. If I had thought or understood the reason for asking I may have been a little more descriptive when talking about why Blind people should be able to cook. I think that others have covered most of it. I would add that learning as many skills as possible probably helps all people disabled or not to feel good. ----- Original Message ----- From: "CityNet Customer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] OT: General question about cooking and visual impairment >I apologize if the simplicity of this question has offended anyone. > Of course I believe that this is important for the student. I would >not have joined this list if I didn't feel it was important for me, as >a adventitiously blind adult, to learn how to work in the kitchen with >little to no usable vision. > My project is nothing big. I am suppossed to teach a unit involving >an area of the expanded core curriculum. I felt it would be fun to >try teaching a student to cook. Part of the assigment involved a >rationale for why we chose this section. I thought it would be >interesting to have a variety of reasons as to why this is an > important area. I appreciate all of you who have responded. I knew > I could get some thoughtful and varied responses by posing this >question to you all. > Thanks again and keep them coming if anyone who hasn't responded would >like to. > > Thanks > Denise Millette > > On 4/8/13, rebecca manners <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Denise. >> >> I feel cooking and other kitchen skills are important for blind and >> visually >> >> impaired individuals because acquiring these skills help all >> individuals--whether visually impaired, blind or sighted--to become >> more independent. >> The knowledge of Kitchen skills gives me a sense of usefulness. I >> live with >> >> my parents for now; therefore, my ability to cook and perform other >> skills in the kitchen helps take some of the household responsibility >> away from my >> >> parents. >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> Becky >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: CityNet Customer >> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 11:37 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [CnD] OT: General question about cooking and visual >> impairment >> >> Dear list, >> >> I am currently taking classes to become a TVI and have a project >> involving cooking. >> >> I would like to ask you guys about why you feel it is an important >> skill for a blind/visually impaired student (or adult) to know how to >> cook and other kitchen skills. >> >> Thanks >> Denise >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
