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Martin: Blind teaching the blind
Byl
StaffWriter
Four-and-a-half years ago Marsha Martin joir.-xl the Peace Corps and left the
United S tates for Ecuador.
As a pan of the Special Education department, she worked in schools helping
blind children to learn braille snd the
basic living skills.
Like many Peace Corps volunteers, she
had some initial difficulty adapting to her
new lifestyle.
However, unlike many others, Martin
had the added handicap of having been
bom bund.
After earning two CSUF B. A. degrees
io Home Economics and Physical
Education, she worked with the Peace
Corps for two-and-a-half years in Porto
Viejo, Ecuador, Upon completing her
stint, she became a missionary with Sl
Nicholas Lutheran Episcopalian Adventist
Church in Quito, Ecuador, where she has
been for the pan two years.
She returned to Fresno five weeks ago
to await the renewal of her visa.
'I've been in public schools ever since
I started school and I cant understand
schools for tbe blind—(hey just bother
me," she said.
She said that in Ecuador the Mind had
an even more difficult time dealing with
their handicaps due to the feet that "they
just aren't given the opportunities we
have.
They bide away their handicapped or
abandon them. We're trying to get them
out into society," she explained. There's
no thought given to the safety of the handicapped person."
According to Martin, rtanlicapped
Americans are given more of an opportunity to integrate into society, in
contrast to the blind she encountered in
Ecuador.
"Their needs down there deal with
surviving,' she said. "It's a primitive situ-
Martin described her stay in Ecuador as dream
produced the desired results. When she
was working in an orphanage in Quito,
she helped one of the 13 boys to fulfill a
1 learned about another culture; what
my Mods are here aren't necessarily what
(heir's are down there," she explained.
It's a challenge to try to find out what
their needs are and to help them adapt,"
she added.
Martin taught 16 ..students in Port
Viejo ranging in age from a two-year-old
girl to a 38-year-old man.
Before her arrival, none of them even
knew what school was. Martin's teaching
method involved primari ly tactile senses.
"One really hard thing was trying to
teach them through hearing," she said.
"It's so noisy in Ecuador," she added in
reference to the country's lack of governmental controls on noise pollution.
According to Martin, her method
"He wanted to go to the school by the
church in town but they wouldn't let him
in because he was blind," she said.
However, the boy was determined, so
Martin helped hio. to get registered and to
keep up with his homework.
They said he had to lake this drawing
class, so I tried to work with him with
siring and glue and things you could learn
by making. He worked his way into that
school and finally they accepted him," she
said.
The boy was later killed in an accident.
Martin plans to return to Ecuador as
soon as her visa is renewed. She will oe
speaking March 13 at a meeting for the
Albert Schweitzer Circle.
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ON FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH
'Starting Mon., Feb 29
DON'T MISS THE VOTE!
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Thursday, Feb. 25
Monday, Feb. 29
Tuesday, March 1
Wednesday, March 2
12:00 to 5:00pm
8:00am to 5:00
8:00am to 3:00
8:00am to 5:00
DON'T FORGET THE MARCH 2
PRIORITY DEADLINE
SUNDAY
FRESNO STATE
HOME SPORTS SCHEDULE
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
MAR
1988
BBvsCS
Los Angeles
7pm
BBvsCS
Los Angeles
7pm
BB Exhibition
Game vs. Nat'l
Baseball Institute
7pm Call 294-DOGS
for Ttx Info.
3
BB vs Gonzaga
7pm
BB vs Gonzaga
lpm
WBK vs San Jose
Stale 7:30pm
BB vs Gonzaga
lpm
BBvsCSNorthridge
7pm
8
BB vs CS Nortfuidge
7pm
9
SB vs UNLV
2pm
10
WTN vs New Mexico
State 2pm
Sierra Sport'
MTN vs New Mexico '
- State 2pm I „
SB vs Pacific
lpm
MTN vs San la
Clara 1 pm
SB vs CS Fullerton
lpm
13
MTNvsUSIU
2pm
14
PEPSI / MEN-ED' S CLASSIC MARCH 14 - 19
FSU, Texas AAM, Clems on, BYU, WSU, George Washington
OSU, LBS. - 4 garnet daily, 10am, lpm. 4pm, 7pm
WTN vs Kansas
2pm Sierra Sport
in MTTNvsBrtgtiam
15
WTN vs Nebraska
10am Clovis West
20
SB vs Hawaii
2pm
MBK Awards
Banquet 6:30pm
TorninoVRe«v
21 Call 294-3178
BBvs Stanford
7pm
SB vs Hawaii
lpm
22
Young 2pm
17
23
MTN vs Wisconsin
State 2prr>
WTN vs Long Beach
State 2pm
Sierra Sport
US
19
SB vs Michigan
2pm
WTN vs Pad (lc
10am Clovis West
TKvs Boise St./
Redlands 11am
PEPSI FRESNO STATE GOLF CLASSIC BB VS Long Beach
MARCH 24-26 Belmont C.C.
WTN vs Mlghigan
State 2pm
24 Sierra Sport
25
BB vs Long Beach
State 7pm
State 7pm
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SLO/Oregon St 1 lam
WTKvb Oregon St
26 llam
BB vs Long Beach
State lpm
FSU DECATHLON/ HEPTATHLON
MARCH 29-30
27
28
29
30
31
SB vs Long Beach
State 2pm
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7pm
(FH 7pm, Sat 1 pm)
BB-BasebsU. Beiden Field
HBK-Men's a*aafc»ffraM"
M TN -Me n' • Tennis, FSU Courts
SB-Softball, Bulldog Diamond
MTK-Men's Track, Wannaidam Field
WTK-Women'* Track, Wsnaardam Field
Win- Women's Tasmfa
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| Title | 1988_03 The Daily Collegian March 1988 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1988 |
| Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. : BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Assocated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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| Title | March 1, 1988, Page 4 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1988 |
| Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. : BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Assocated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | ' Page 4 Tuesday, March 1,1988 Martin: Blind teaching the blind Byl StaffWriter Four-and-a-half years ago Marsha Martin joir.-xl the Peace Corps and left the United S tates for Ecuador. As a pan of the Special Education department, she worked in schools helping blind children to learn braille snd the basic living skills. Like many Peace Corps volunteers, she had some initial difficulty adapting to her new lifestyle. However, unlike many others, Martin had the added handicap of having been bom bund. After earning two CSUF B. A. degrees io Home Economics and Physical Education, she worked with the Peace Corps for two-and-a-half years in Porto Viejo, Ecuador, Upon completing her stint, she became a missionary with Sl Nicholas Lutheran Episcopalian Adventist Church in Quito, Ecuador, where she has been for the pan two years. She returned to Fresno five weeks ago to await the renewal of her visa. 'I've been in public schools ever since I started school and I cant understand schools for tbe blind—(hey just bother me," she said. She said that in Ecuador the Mind had an even more difficult time dealing with their handicaps due to the feet that "they just aren't given the opportunities we have. They bide away their handicapped or abandon them. We're trying to get them out into society," she explained. There's no thought given to the safety of the handicapped person." According to Martin, rtanlicapped Americans are given more of an opportunity to integrate into society, in contrast to the blind she encountered in Ecuador. "Their needs down there deal with surviving,' she said. "It's a primitive situ- Martin described her stay in Ecuador as dream produced the desired results. When she was working in an orphanage in Quito, she helped one of the 13 boys to fulfill a 1 learned about another culture; what my Mods are here aren't necessarily what (heir's are down there," she explained. It's a challenge to try to find out what their needs are and to help them adapt," she added. Martin taught 16 ..students in Port Viejo ranging in age from a two-year-old girl to a 38-year-old man. Before her arrival, none of them even knew what school was. Martin's teaching method involved primari ly tactile senses. "One really hard thing was trying to teach them through hearing," she said. "It's so noisy in Ecuador," she added in reference to the country's lack of governmental controls on noise pollution. According to Martin, her method "He wanted to go to the school by the church in town but they wouldn't let him in because he was blind," she said. However, the boy was determined, so Martin helped hio. to get registered and to keep up with his homework. They said he had to lake this drawing class, so I tried to work with him with siring and glue and things you could learn by making. He worked his way into that school and finally they accepted him," she said. The boy was later killed in an accident. Martin plans to return to Ecuador as soon as her visa is renewed. She will oe speaking March 13 at a meeting for the Albert Schweitzer Circle. ASSOCIATED STUDENTS ELECTION '88 ♦♦♦FILING PERIOD*** PICK UP A PETITION TO RUN FOR AaS. OFFICE IN THE STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE*, JOYAL BUILDING. ROOM 224 FROM 8-5:00PM. PETITIONS MUST BE TURNED IN BY 5:00PM ON FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH 'Starting Mon., Feb 29 DON'T MISS THE VOTE! Financial Aid Workshops Financial Aid Office staff will be available to assist you on your 1988-89 financial aid application, SAAC. No appointments necessary, just drop by between'the times listed below, ftp r^ft stow mfrn iftrTT.1 Ajfanfiy .ttil 79? ... ........ Thursday, Feb. 25 Monday, Feb. 29 Tuesday, March 1 Wednesday, March 2 12:00 to 5:00pm 8:00am to 5:00 8:00am to 3:00 8:00am to 5:00 DON'T FORGET THE MARCH 2 PRIORITY DEADLINE SUNDAY FRESNO STATE HOME SPORTS SCHEDULE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MAR 1988 BBvsCS Los Angeles 7pm BBvsCS Los Angeles 7pm BB Exhibition Game vs. Nat'l Baseball Institute 7pm Call 294-DOGS for Ttx Info. 3 BB vs Gonzaga 7pm BB vs Gonzaga lpm WBK vs San Jose Stale 7:30pm BB vs Gonzaga lpm BBvsCSNorthridge 7pm 8 BB vs CS Nortfuidge 7pm 9 SB vs UNLV 2pm 10 WTN vs New Mexico State 2pm Sierra Sport' MTN vs New Mexico ' - State 2pm I „ SB vs Pacific lpm MTN vs San la Clara 1 pm SB vs CS Fullerton lpm 13 MTNvsUSIU 2pm 14 PEPSI / MEN-ED' S CLASSIC MARCH 14 - 19 FSU, Texas AAM, Clems on, BYU, WSU, George Washington OSU, LBS. - 4 garnet daily, 10am, lpm. 4pm, 7pm WTN vs Kansas 2pm Sierra Sport in MTTNvsBrtgtiam 15 WTN vs Nebraska 10am Clovis West 20 SB vs Hawaii 2pm MBK Awards Banquet 6:30pm TorninoVRe«v 21 Call 294-3178 BBvs Stanford 7pm SB vs Hawaii lpm 22 Young 2pm 17 23 MTN vs Wisconsin State 2prr> WTN vs Long Beach State 2pm Sierra Sport US 19 SB vs Michigan 2pm WTN vs Pad (lc 10am Clovis West TKvs Boise St./ Redlands 11am PEPSI FRESNO STATE GOLF CLASSIC BB VS Long Beach MARCH 24-26 Belmont C.C. WTN vs Mlghigan State 2pm 24 Sierra Sport 25 BB vs Long Beach State 7pm State 7pm MTKvb Cal Poly SLO/Oregon St 1 lam WTKvb Oregon St 26 llam BB vs Long Beach State lpm FSU DECATHLON/ HEPTATHLON MARCH 29-30 27 28 29 30 31 SB vs Long Beach State 2pm BBvaUC Irvine 7pm (FH 7pm, Sat 1 pm) BB-BasebsU. Beiden Field HBK-Men's a*aafc»ffraM" M TN -Me n' • Tennis, FSU Courts SB-Softball, Bulldog Diamond MTK-Men's Track, Wannaidam Field WTK-Women'* Track, Wsnaardam Field Win- Women's Tasmfa |
