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rdfreakmmmm just cooked a steak and a sausage and some vegies for tea. man it was sooo nice! I don't know if it's the sort of cookness many others would like but I do -- especially with these scotch fillets I get! mm Butcher better than safeway.
Well didn't do a lot today. I listened to the P&D stream and was talking to them on skype which was cool! I sooo wanna get into radio broadcasting I think, and now I've got broadband will see bout that.
Practiced piano a bit. actually I was more getting frustrated because I was reading over Short Story and I knew/remembered how it was meant to go but my fingers weren't agreeing so I dunno what I'm doing wrong, or reading wrong, or not reading wrong, or right, or something! aaaah! I went to Burwood again Thursday and played that Beethovin and though B was pleased I understood it, I played heaps better when I was at home. so I was kinda annoyed about that! Then yes, I got home and was talking to catelope on msn and she'd finished for the year at swinburn which kinda started me thinkin bout Mary Mary quite contary again, so I decided, after I wrote a letter, trying to state a sensible case for quitting (well it was damn true and if they want to still report me as a fail well stuff it, donh't care no more), anyway, I wrote Mary an email. wasn't just emotional. I was harsh but I said it like it was and even though I was feeling pretty stressed for a while after, I eventually settled down.
I was too damn hasty to spell check so duh to that but who gives! ..
Mary,
I sit here, talking to a couple of friends of mine who I find have just finished at Swinburn for the year. I am happy for them! I congratulate them for getting through. but I still feel very very sad and angry with how you treated me earlier this year. why haven't I come to you sooner? simple; I couldn't bare the thought. I couldn't even bring myself to write a letter of complaint of which i was advised to do.
You got away with so much and despite how angry I feel writing this, I will try and remain calm. As it turns out, you had absolutely no right to tell me (as a student of yours - who yes had additional needs unfortunately) that you have no time outside of class to prepare stuff. But why did I go along with it? for the simple reason that there was no Disability officer there to support me in what I was trying to say. What could a little helpless student accomplish by attempting to dictate to her teacher the discrimination act (not that I know it by heart - but I suggest you get a bit of a feel for it - if I am not able to sufficiently warn enough of the "disabled" people to keep away from you!) Yes, I may be very harsh in this email, but you probably have absolutely no idea how distressed your actions have caused me to be.
No, I haven't been able to complete this year. i tried to yet, but I couldn't manage it. And you try and "talk" to me as if everything was OK?! I have had this sort of treatment throughout from certain individuals like yourself, but none that have caused me this much distress and anger as you have caused me. I usually get over things rather quickly, but, perhaps not that surprisingly, I site here writing this three whole months down the track to the final day we spoke, still feeling as angry and upset as ever.
Not only did you, maybe, not so intentionally, leave me in the dark as far as my short-term, study future, but you did not give me that chance to perhaps better my results had I been able to continue this semester.
I remember hearing something about how long you've been teaching, and maybe you have considered yourself luck that you haven't had to "deal with a "blind" or "disabled" person, but I guess there's a first for everything and what might work for one person, may not work for the other ie. this note taker business you were going on with, purely because unknowledgeable Mary did not think it was part of her job to actually provide the blind person with the material in a format she could access. This is the other thing that gets me. I wasn't even asking you to provide me with the braille material (of which you would have to have the work ready in advance, so you could get it to RVIB - http://www.rvib.org.au way in advance), i was however, asking for the work given to me so I could then have it in front of me in braille. this can be done thanks to modern technology if only you did your job and scanned work in, or still emailing it, or whatever. It's up to you. It is not up to me to feel like i'm an "extra concern" as you so very often made me out to be (especially on that final day where you also totally humiliated me in front of not only our class, but the whole corridor of teachers and students whom I didn't know.
Thanks for everything Mary. thanks a lot. Maybe I didn't succeed with my final goal of the year. You should be damn greatful I hadn't been up to taking this matter up further.
Oh and before I go, allow me to remind you of our final interaction once again by directing you to this link:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/rdfreak/71335.html
haven't heard from her yet, and I may not, and I honestly don't know if I even would want too. but oh well, who knows what I'll do from here. she certainly did deserve more than I gave her! I do really pity any future blind students that may have her. anyway ..
Yesterday I went with AN, RD, LG to one of those expos in Donvale. am not even sure who ran it or anything since I apparently had deleted the emails about it on the mailing lists. but ya know .. I saw the Braillenote PK for the first time! it's soo cute! but I think I have made up my mind that the first thing I still wanna do when I win tatslotto is get a pacmate with a detachable braille display. .. man they're sooo cool! with the two wheels either side, now we can use mice like the sighties! .. Lol even the BN PK is trying to coppy with a joystick Lol
but man it was hot! .. the boomgates and Nunawadding station were stuffed so the cars were all banked up and we had to walk halfway there to catch the bus instead of from the station! .. 36 degrese C it was! .. on the way back I ended up getting a lift with one of their VT's along with PS (who we met up with) and also Bri who we also met up with. I didn't feel like going out to tea with the others, who were still waiting for a darn cab by the time we left. I would have caught the bus back had I known where it was!
OK that's about all i think. .. Oh I am on the Melbourne branch committee of BCA so will see how it goes.
OK here comes a whole bunch cos I can Lol:
Take the quiz: "what type of boy do you like?"
class clown
your guy is funny beyond
your dreams he is cute yet intelligent but does not like to show it he plays around with you and your siblings
Um, OK whatever ..
Take the quiz: "What celeb guy will you marry?(Only girls take this unless your gay!!)"
Chad Michael Murray
You got my love!! Chad Michael Murray.You will enoy Chad as a husband because he is so kind and sweet!
Take the quiz: "Which Full House Character Are u?"
Becky
You're the normal one in the family..heh
Take the quiz: "Which Disney Princess are you most like (with 2 new princesses)"
Ariel
You are tottaly in love with the sea and really enjoy collecting its tresaures. Everyone finds you attractive, playful,
a good swimmer, and mischevous.
Take the quiz: "What movie character are u? (girls only)"
Sarah (Sweet November)
YOU
ARE REALLY SWEET AND NICE AND YOU LIKE OTHERS TO BE HAPPY. iak,,,,,,,,,,,,,to sweet.
Take the quiz: "What does your birth month reveal about you?"
April
Active and dynamic.
Decisive and haste but tends to regret.Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves
people's problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Emotional. Aggressive. Hasty. Good memory. Moving Motivates
oneself and others. Sickness usually of the head and chest. Sexy in a way that only their luver can see.
OK me done.
til next time, RdFreak
Well didn't do a lot today. I listened to the P&D stream and was talking to them on skype which was cool! I sooo wanna get into radio broadcasting I think, and now I've got broadband will see bout that.
Practiced piano a bit. actually I was more getting frustrated because I was reading over Short Story and I knew/remembered how it was meant to go but my fingers weren't agreeing so I dunno what I'm doing wrong, or reading wrong, or not reading wrong, or right, or something! aaaah! I went to Burwood again Thursday and played that Beethovin and though B was pleased I understood it, I played heaps better when I was at home. so I was kinda annoyed about that! Then yes, I got home and was talking to catelope on msn and she'd finished for the year at swinburn which kinda started me thinkin bout Mary Mary quite contary again, so I decided, after I wrote a letter, trying to state a sensible case for quitting (well it was damn true and if they want to still report me as a fail well stuff it, donh't care no more), anyway, I wrote Mary an email. wasn't just emotional. I was harsh but I said it like it was and even though I was feeling pretty stressed for a while after, I eventually settled down.
I was too damn hasty to spell check so duh to that but who gives! ..
Mary,
I sit here, talking to a couple of friends of mine who I find have just finished at Swinburn for the year. I am happy for them! I congratulate them for getting through. but I still feel very very sad and angry with how you treated me earlier this year. why haven't I come to you sooner? simple; I couldn't bare the thought. I couldn't even bring myself to write a letter of complaint of which i was advised to do.
You got away with so much and despite how angry I feel writing this, I will try and remain calm. As it turns out, you had absolutely no right to tell me (as a student of yours - who yes had additional needs unfortunately) that you have no time outside of class to prepare stuff. But why did I go along with it? for the simple reason that there was no Disability officer there to support me in what I was trying to say. What could a little helpless student accomplish by attempting to dictate to her teacher the discrimination act (not that I know it by heart - but I suggest you get a bit of a feel for it - if I am not able to sufficiently warn enough of the "disabled" people to keep away from you!) Yes, I may be very harsh in this email, but you probably have absolutely no idea how distressed your actions have caused me to be.
No, I haven't been able to complete this year. i tried to yet, but I couldn't manage it. And you try and "talk" to me as if everything was OK?! I have had this sort of treatment throughout from certain individuals like yourself, but none that have caused me this much distress and anger as you have caused me. I usually get over things rather quickly, but, perhaps not that surprisingly, I site here writing this three whole months down the track to the final day we spoke, still feeling as angry and upset as ever.
Not only did you, maybe, not so intentionally, leave me in the dark as far as my short-term, study future, but you did not give me that chance to perhaps better my results had I been able to continue this semester.
I remember hearing something about how long you've been teaching, and maybe you have considered yourself luck that you haven't had to "deal with a "blind" or "disabled" person, but I guess there's a first for everything and what might work for one person, may not work for the other ie. this note taker business you were going on with, purely because unknowledgeable Mary did not think it was part of her job to actually provide the blind person with the material in a format she could access. This is the other thing that gets me. I wasn't even asking you to provide me with the braille material (of which you would have to have the work ready in advance, so you could get it to RVIB - http://www.rvib.org.au way in advance), i was however, asking for the work given to me so I could then have it in front of me in braille. this can be done thanks to modern technology if only you did your job and scanned work in, or still emailing it, or whatever. It's up to you. It is not up to me to feel like i'm an "extra concern" as you so very often made me out to be (especially on that final day where you also totally humiliated me in front of not only our class, but the whole corridor of teachers and students whom I didn't know.
Thanks for everything Mary. thanks a lot. Maybe I didn't succeed with my final goal of the year. You should be damn greatful I hadn't been up to taking this matter up further.
Oh and before I go, allow me to remind you of our final interaction once again by directing you to this link:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/rdfreak/71335.html
haven't heard from her yet, and I may not, and I honestly don't know if I even would want too. but oh well, who knows what I'll do from here. she certainly did deserve more than I gave her! I do really pity any future blind students that may have her. anyway ..
Yesterday I went with AN, RD, LG to one of those expos in Donvale. am not even sure who ran it or anything since I apparently had deleted the emails about it on the mailing lists. but ya know .. I saw the Braillenote PK for the first time! it's soo cute! but I think I have made up my mind that the first thing I still wanna do when I win tatslotto is get a pacmate with a detachable braille display. .. man they're sooo cool! with the two wheels either side, now we can use mice like the sighties! .. Lol even the BN PK is trying to coppy with a joystick Lol
but man it was hot! .. the boomgates and Nunawadding station were stuffed so the cars were all banked up and we had to walk halfway there to catch the bus instead of from the station! .. 36 degrese C it was! .. on the way back I ended up getting a lift with one of their VT's along with PS (who we met up with) and also Bri who we also met up with. I didn't feel like going out to tea with the others, who were still waiting for a darn cab by the time we left. I would have caught the bus back had I known where it was!
OK that's about all i think. .. Oh I am on the Melbourne branch committee of BCA so will see how it goes.
OK here comes a whole bunch cos I can Lol:
Take the quiz: "what type of boy do you like?"
class clown
your guy is funny beyond
your dreams he is cute yet intelligent but does not like to show it he plays around with you and your siblings
Um, OK whatever ..
Take the quiz: "What celeb guy will you marry?(Only girls take this unless your gay!!)"
Chad Michael Murray
You got my love!! Chad Michael Murray.You will enoy Chad as a husband because he is so kind and sweet!
Take the quiz: "Which Full House Character Are u?"
Becky
You're the normal one in the family..heh
Take the quiz: "Which Disney Princess are you most like (with 2 new princesses)"
Ariel
You are tottaly in love with the sea and really enjoy collecting its tresaures. Everyone finds you attractive, playful,
a good swimmer, and mischevous.
Take the quiz: "What movie character are u? (girls only)"
Sarah (Sweet November)
YOU
ARE REALLY SWEET AND NICE AND YOU LIKE OTHERS TO BE HAPPY. iak,,,,,,,,,,,,,to sweet.
Take the quiz: "What does your birth month reveal about you?"
April
Active and dynamic.
Decisive and haste but tends to regret.Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves
people's problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Emotional. Aggressive. Hasty. Good memory. Moving Motivates
oneself and others. Sickness usually of the head and chest. Sexy in a way that only their luver can see.
OK me done.
til next time, RdFreak
