[nfb-talk] Younger People

[David Andrews]

Practice is right, but practice with a purpose is best.  Use it in a 
setting where you have to use it, such as to take notes in a 
class.  You will probably have to struggle to keep up, but ultimately 
that is what will make you good.

Dave

At 09:27 AM 12/3/2007, you wrote:
>Hi,
>I'm new to the list.  How do you improve your speed on the slate?  I'm
>guessing practice, practice, practice.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "T. Joseph Carter" <tjcarter at bluecherry.net>
>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 2:04 AM
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Younger People
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>
> > Dar,
> >
> > it's a pretty simple idea if you think about it.  Each row of the Braille
> > cell has four possible states.  Neither dot present, one dot present, the
> > other dot present, or both dots present.  I haven't seen the key chain in
> > question, but I did have an idea somewhat like it not too long ago.
> >
> > I know that I have lost speed since I returned to school.  There just is
> > not much Braille for me to read, aside notes I take with my PK--and the
> > courses I've been taking this term haven't lent themselves to taking notes
> > either, so I haven't done as much of that as I would have liked either.
> >
> > I have taken to sometimes reading and writing stuff in Braille just to
> > maintain the skills while I am forced to interact in aural and printed
> > formats for now.
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 02, 2007 at 03:35:24PM -0700, dmgina wrote:
> >> Now that cube sounds interesting to me.
> >> I didn't know there was one out there.
> >> Also I also am loosing the feeling of reading Braille.
> >> Not fun.
> >> But I like you won't give it up.
> >> Of course in my case I started learning Braille when I was six.
> >> Now my maiden name was a trip,
> >> took me a year to learn it in Braille.
> >> I kept telling the teacher , just throw in the whole alphabet and I will
> >> learn it loll.
> >> T A L I A F E R R O
> >> --Dar
> >> www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
> >> Every Saint has a past
> >> Every Sinner has a future
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