[nfbwatlk] Blindness & Math for students

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Over the weekend I was part of the Whatcom county math olympiad as a  proctor 
at Whatcom Community College and one of the teams from my section  won the 
first place trophy. Unfortunately, we only had 115 teams this year  (220 teams 
last year). I also did not notice any blind children at this  event and that 
concerns me as a math tutor.  I am planning to write  letters to all the school 
districts and congressman in this region  concerning encouraging more support 
for math and these types of  events.  Math is a vital part of   learning and 
must be  supported. 
 
I am going to take math 240 (statistics) next quarter  and I am  still 
tutoring at Whatcom Community College. 
 
I feel very strongly about this topic. In fact, I want to get the  student 
division going in order to address these topics.  Blind  students need our help. 
 
Mike, and my fellow NFB members, please encourage and support this  endeavor, 
we can do a lot of good for blind students  to encourage  them to flex their 
math muscles.  It is up to each of us to get  involved.  Please contact me.
 
All my thanks:
 
Lisa A. Owen
Treasurer Officer 
Fund Raising Chair
The Northwest Chapter
NFBW
3330 Northwest Avenue #C5
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-920-0405
_nfbnorthwest at aol.com_ (mailto:nfbnorthwest at aol.com)  
 
 PS: over 50 percent of 10th grade students failed the math  portion of the 
WASAL test. 


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Over the weekend I was part of the Whatcom county math olympiad as a proctor at Whatcom Community College and one of the teams from my section won the first place trophy. Unfortunately, we only had 115 teams this year (220 teams last year). I also did not notice any blind children at this event and that concerns me as a math tutor.  I am planning to write letters to all the school districts and congressman in this region concerning encouraging more support for math and these types of events.  Math is a vital part of   learning and must be supported.
 
I am going to take math 240 (statistics) next quarter  and I am still tutoring at Whatcom Community College.
 
I feel very strongly about this topic. In fact, I want to get the student division going in order to address these topics.  Blind students need our help.
 
Mike, and my fellow NFB members, please encourage and support this endeavor, we can do a lot of good for blind students  to encourage them to flex their math muscles.  It is up to each of us to get involved.  Please contact me.
 
All my thanks:
 
Lisa A. Owen
Treasurer Officer
Fund Raising Chair
The Northwest Chapter
NFBW
3330 Northwest Avenue #C5
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-920-0405
mailto:nfbnorthwest at aol.com nfbnorthwest at aol.com
 
 PS: over 50 percent of 10th grade students failed the math portion of the WASAL test.
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