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Teaching Exploration:
Correcting a Glaring Flaw
in the Education Of Blind Children
by
Geerat J. Vermeij
Dr. Geerat Vermeij
From the Editor: Dr.
Geerat Vermeij is distinguished professor in the Department of Geology at the
University of California at Davis. Last summer he generously contributed his
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Reflection
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and Louisiana Tech University's PDRIB
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Jagdish Chander
Jagdish
Chander
From the Editor: Jagdish
Chander is a doctoral student in disability studies at Syracuse University.
He has also taught at the University of Delhi and is working to establish a
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My
First Mission Trip
by
Susie Stanzel
Susie Stanzel
From the Editor: Susie
Stanzel is president of the NFB of Kansas. The following story is her account
of her working visit to Guyana. She gathered courage for this adventure when
she heard another Federationist describe her mission trip to Russia. This is
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Steven
Max Faults digs for fossils at the Maryland Science Center. In the background
is Bryce Gitzen.
Circle
of Life campers tour Goddard Space Flight Center. Left to right: Bryce
Gitzen (back), Andrew Wai, and Paul Howard.
The
Rocket On! science campers actually launched a rocket with the guidance
Two Small Camps, One Giant Leap into the Future for Blind Youth:
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Two Small Camps, One
Giant
Leap into the Future for Blind Youth:
The Next Generation of Rocket Scientists
by
Danica Taylor
From the Editor: One
of the most exciting efforts the NFB has undertaken in a number of years has
been the two science camps for blind students we conducted this past summer.
2004 NFB Scholarship Winners on the Move
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2004 NFB Scholarship
Winners on the Move
From the Editor: As
you will discover elsewhere in this issue it is time again to spread the word
about the NFB scholarship program, far and away the most valuable collection
of scholarships available to blind postsecondary students in the United States.
I recently received a brief report on two of the 2004 winners. It came from
The 2005 National Federation of the
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The 2005 National Federation
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The Gift Goes On
by
Kimberly Aguillard
Kimberly
Aguillard stands between her grandparents.
From the Editor: When
Kimberly Aguillard sent me this article, she mentioned that she had written
it for her grandparents and then decided that it might be of interest to me.
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It's All in Your Point
of View
by
Patricia Hubschman
Patricia
Hubschman
From the Editor: The
human spirit has a great deal of elasticity. Sighted people often express the
fear that, if blindness befell them, they would not be able to make the adjustment.
My usual response to such a comment is that people mostly sell themselves short.
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Half a Cup
by
Dave Hyde
Dave Hyge
From the Editor: Dave
Hyde currently serves as secretary of the Rock County chapter of the NFB of
Wisconsin, is the affiliate's director of governmental affairs, coordinates
the Imagination Fund for Wisconsin, and is the newly elected secretary of the
affiliate. At work he develops and schedules professional development activities