I'm in Louisiana. I spoke with my friend who is an attorney and he said to wait on the results. I'm just so down right now. Just when I had that high of going to Premiere this happens. This will not deter me but this is definitely a stab. Thank you for your words and advice.
DeVaria On Wednesday, June 26, 2013 2:13:57 PM UTC-5, Maggie wrote: > > Yeesh. > > What state are you in? > > I know you've posted before about being frustrated with your school, but > honestly, you'd probably be frustrated with any school because there are SO > few of them that offer the type of training and eduction most of us expect > when we enroll. > > As for the trainer hand, it actually sounds like this is a case where your > SCHOOL is WAY AHEAD OF your STATE BOARD! > > Unfortunately, the St. Board holds all the cards on this one, so it > doesn't matter that THEY are the ones who are IGNORANT-- you're gonna have > to do it again and do it they're way. And your school should have a better > grasp on what the Board expects so they can prepare students for that > experience. It doesn't really matter, in the long run, that the trainer is > a better device. > > BUT!! FIGHT IT!! Send pictures of your hand to the St. Board! Send a LONG, > carefully written letter to the St. Board! TELL THEM exactly what you > experienced and WHY you were told you failed the exam and let them know > that their examiners are the ones who are wrong on this one! That the nail > trainer meets their criteria for the exam and that you performed the > service correctly but that the EXAMINER was the weak link. And that the St. > Board NEEDS to address this before they continue to erroneously fail > students just for being more competent than the examiners. > > Seriously-- ANYONE who knows *@&!^@!! about sculpting nails would be able > to wrap their brain around your sculptured nail without a tip. DUH! They > should be able to SEE and COMPREHEND the structure of the nail trainer and > SEE and COMPREHEND the structure of your sculpted nail and "grade" you on > your work based on that comprehension. It sounds like the examiner you > spoke with understood why tips are usually used for that service and > understood that a true sculptured nail shouldn't use a tip-- so if they can > clearly see that your practice hand didn't NEED a tip for that service, why > would you get marked down for doing it properly? > > OK. Now I'm all worked up. > > But DO contact your St. Board, write/call/email as many people in the > organization as you can get contact info for, make sure they get their > story straight so this doesn't happen to others! > > OH! And as for your "unprofessional texts" PHOOEY! Stand up to your > school! Put your foot down, look them in the eye, and let them know in no > uncertain terms that THEY work for YOU! Don't let them intimidate or bully > you. > > As for the texting? It's not YOUR issue that their student was interrupted > during class by your texts. It's HER phone, it's up to HER to silence it > and it's HER choice if she reads/answers texts or calls during class. > Frankly, it sounds like using cell phones was never an issue during class > before or for anyone else, so they don't get to start nitpicking this time. > But if they're going to be mad at anyone, it should be the student in the > class who didn't turn off her phone, NOT the person who texted her. > > Not that I'm trying to pin it on your friend-- sounds like it's a GOOD > thing she got that text so SHE can deliver the news to the class since the > school and the state board don't seem to be on the same page. > > Now go contact your state board and send them all those pictures of the > nail trainer! > > Maggie Franklin: > Owner & Artist, The Art of Nailz <http://artofnailz.info/>, Visalia CA > * "Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time." > *Maggie Rants [and Raves]@Nails Magazine <http://blogs.nailsmag.com/maggie/> > Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/onykophile> > > > *From:* CloserToMyDreams <theretrea...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > *To:* nail...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 26, 2013 10:04 AM > *Subject:* NailTech:: Took my State Boards--not what I expected > > Hello everyone! > Yesterday, I traveled 4 hours for my state boards. I was a bit nervous > because it was finally time to do this!! I arrived early, and was speaking > with a staff member and he told me there were three tests--a state, a > national and a practical. I was shocked because the entire time at school > I was only informed of a state exam. So naturally I became anxious. I > texted my classmate and told her that I was told about a national exam and > she was like, "what?" I reviewed the practice 10 questions online and began > to think that I probably should have focused a bit more on natural > sciences. Oh well, I was there, I read my chapters so I would just go with > it. I get inside and we are to take our practical first. I see the other > candidates pull out the individual fingers. The examiner walks by each and > then when he gets to me and sees my "nail trainer" he jumps back and says, > "whoa, what is that?" I told him it is the hand we use at school and I was > told I could bring it. He then says, "sometimes schools don't know what > the hell they are talking about." He then asks me where are my clear tips? > I tell him that I have them to place on the hand. So now, I'm even more > NERVOUS!!! We begin the practical which is 45 minutes to do a tip with > overlay, a sculptured nail and a repair. I perform all of those with time > to spare. As the examiners come to me again, I get puzzled looks from the > both of them. We begin our written exams and while taking it, another > examiner comes up and asks to borrow my hand. He takes it behind the > podium and they gather around and begin speaking. This is awful for > testing, anxiety and nervousness and it's difficult for me to focus because > I am now trying to figure out what is going on. So I finish the written > exams--both state and national. I'm feeling good about the two and during > my checkout, I ask the examiner what is their concern about the nail > trainer. He says, "well, next time, you want to put clear tips on all of > the fingers...I'm not supposed to be talking to you about that but next > time" I can't even remember what he said after that because all I heard was > "NEXT TIME." I pointed that out to him and said, "sir, you said "next > time" so that means I failed." He nodded yes. I leave out and just sit in > my car. I'm going through the steps in my head, I refer to my book and yes > I followed all steps. He comes outside and I stop him. "Sir, I hate to > disturb you but could you tell me what was wrong with the hand." He says > that I should have put the tip to the cuticle area on all three fingers. He > said he couldn't see the tip on my sculpted nail. I told him that a > sculpted nail doesn't include a tip, it's free formed. He said yes, but > when candidates bring in the fingers or even the rubber hand, they have to > attach the tip to it, then cut it down then sculpt over it so that I can > see where the sculpting started. I told him that there is no need for that > on the nail trainer because of the anatomical set up of the nail plate. He > told me that that is what I will need to do on my next test. I went back > to my car and cried. I thought all of this would be over on that day. I > was hoping my experience with the ill-equipped school was over. I just > didn't have anything else in me. I cried for a long time. I told my > classmate to just buy the fingers for her test, forget the hand, I didn't > want them to experience this. She told the instructor who then told the > school owner who then called boards and they told her that I had a painted > hand and that is why I failed. My classmate then told the instructor how I > felt that we were not prepared for the boards and how I felt frustrated > that the hand they told me was appropriate was not familiar to the > examiners. I took a pic of the nail trainer to prove that I did not have a > "painted hand." My classmate showed it to them. Today, I called the school > and spoke with the owner because I was tired of third party back and forth. > I explained my situation and she was more interested in defending the > school. She said that I shouldn't have texted my classmate and stressed > them out while they were at school. My classmate texted me how I was doing > and asked for updates. When we talked, she excused herself from the > building. For those who are unfamiliar with my backstory, I go to a school > where we read the chapter and then ask the instructor for an answer sheet > and take the test. We do not have real theory courses, it is mostly > independent study. I did not have an instructor who guided me daily and a > lot of the things I learned were from watching education ambassadors on you > tube, through forums and by reading my text. So it is not as if my texts > interrupted class or if my classmate excused herself from class. We sit in > a room, usually talking to each other and that didn't happen for me until I > only had 2 months left because before then I was the only nail tech > student. > Well, the owner then tells me how I was unprofessional to text my > classmate and I told her that I was giving my friend the heads up so that > she would not experience it. I then informed her that I believed it was > unprofessional for my school not to contact me after they heard about my > board fiasco. She told me she didn't appreciate me saying that to her. She > proceeded to raise her voice and over talk me. She ended with that there > was nothing she could do until she received my results and we would proceed > from there. I agreed. I sent a pic to my classmate of the hand and she > showed the instructor who became frustrated because she didn't understand > why they would fail me because I didn't apply a tip for a sculptured nail. > I'm feeling pretty down, a day later. I'm not as upset but to know that I > will have to drive 4 hours again, pay again and continue to deal with this > school is upsetting. I will purchase the fingers for next time and > hopefully, whenever I receive the results (I have to call the school every > Friday to see if they received my results), I hope the test date is soon. > I sent off for boards in May and received a test date for June 25. Since > I probably won't be able to send off until July, I probably won't get a > date until August and I had expected to have moved back to Florida by then > and do reciprocity. This is so unfortunate :'-( I've attached a photo of my > nail trainer and the work for state boards. I'm just coming out of school > so it won't be as spectacular as what you guys are doing. But the middle > finger is tip with overlay, the ring finger is the repair and the pinky is > the sculpt. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nailtech+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to nail...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
