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From: Stew.Bowden@f6.n377.z1.fidonet.org (Stew Bowden)
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Subject: Re: Education
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Date: 4 Sep 90 16:17:57 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi Marda: well, I wouldn't dream of eliminating the slate and stylus
from our curriculum. I agree with you, but it is also true that,
though many new items are more expensive, they are even more portable
than some slates. Most of the kids I am dealing with these days lack
the motor skills to learn how to use the slate and stylus. However,
some of them do have enough strength in their fingers to press keys
on a versabraille or braille and speak device. However, you are right
and I have in the past been reluctant to use these devices in the
classroom, because I felt it unfair to get kids dependent upon
devices they would probably never be able to afford. Sleep well
Marda, I, too believe in the slate and stylus, and it sure got me
through graduate and undergraduate school. Nice to hear your
thoughts. Thanks Marda

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