Good luck DaVaria, we all got your back. I am reporting this on the national level. Don' t worry, I won' t mention your name. There will definitely be a change. On Feb 13, 2013 8:49 PM, "CloserToMyDreams" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Oh wow, Katherine, that is exactly how my day goes at school. I'm located > in North Louisiana, specifically Monroe/West Monroe is where my school is > located. I live in Grambling, LA and commute 30 miles Tues - Sat for > school. If there is anyone in this area, I would greatly appreciate your > help. I am so happy that I received the responses to my request and I will > definitely be attending the Premier Show in Orlando. I recently relocated > "home" from South Florida so Orlando is a great trip for me. > > I've definitely thought of reporting the school to the State Board but > AFTER I graduate just so that I don't receive any retaliation. When I > enrolled, the owner and staff tried to convince me to get a cosmetology > license so I "could do everything." I told them that I wasn't interested > and that nails was my passion, not hair, which is what they generally focus > on at the school. I received the most confused looks. He also stated that > they are thinking of getting rid of their nail tech program and they really > should do that. It's not a quality program. I've attached a pic of my > corner at school. The client chair is part of a high dryer. The hair dryer > was removed. My pedicure basin, Homemedics, no longer works so to prevent a > tripping hazard I cut the cord. There is a tight rule that says students > must complete 5 doll heads and come to school for 5 hours on Saturday to > receive services. I don't see many clients and they don't offer L&P at the > school to clients so the only time I get to practice L&P is on another > student but they have to meet that criteria. I do have a student instructor > who said I can practice on her but the other day, I guess the head > instructor wasn't too pleased with her so I was unable to do an enhancement > on her. C'est la vie. > > Thank you again and I will definitely follow up with Tammy Taylor and > Young Nails. I'm not giving up!!! > > DeVaria > > On Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:39:49 PM UTC-6, CloserToMyDreams wrote: >> >> Hello everyone! >> I have been in nail tech school for 4 months. Sadly, the school is more >> geared towards cosmetology and just has a nail tech program in name only. I >> have accumulated 350 hours of the 600 needed for graduation. I was shown >> how to apply tips one time and left alone. I read chapters in my book then >> take a test. The school doesn't allow acrylics to be done on clients nor >> does it have supplies to teach me gel, etc. A lot of the things I have >> learned have been from youtube. I'm basically accruing hours just to be >> able to sit for boards. I've looked at the CND website to locate classes >> near me but the site doesn't list any courses in Louisiana or the >> surrounding areas. I really need a mentor but I'm unsure how to go about >> doing that, especially since I can't work outside the school without a >> license. Any suggestions as to how I can get better since my instructors >> aren't attentive? I purchased the more expensive nail kit hoping to get >> more supplies. It's a nail kit by OPI and includes the Absolute system and >> the odor-free system. It has tips from the perfection collection and I >> have found them to be difficult to work with because they are so high. I >> believe, from reading, that it is the c-curve that is giving me issues. I >> even asked the head instructor to review my kit with me and she said, "once >> you see one kit you see them all." There have been times when she was >> unable to refer to the eponychium or other nail anatomy correctly. I feel >> like I am in an independent course. :-( >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
