This is a very interesting vlog (voice interpreted) about a parent's perspective on his choice whether to send his kids to a deaf school versus a mainstream school. As a recruiter for Gallaudet University he had the opportunity to go and visit perspective students at both deaf schools and at public schools, which caused him to have opinions about which he prefers. He brings up some points that I hadn’t considered about the pros and cons of both mainstream and deaf school environments. It is also very interesting when he describes his own experiences in grad school at a public university when he had to work on projects with other (hearing) students. He makes it clear these are just his personal opinions, but at any rate, his narrative is very compelling.
Thanks for this! It offered some perspectives on both sides that I did not know and have never heard before. The parts about the interpreter's role were particularly important for me to learn, even though I don't plan on doing any educational interpreting. I felt that a lot of what he said can be so useful to consider in any setting where the deaf are involved.
ReplyDeleteI loved this. I definitely appreciated the interpreter's role since educational interpreting is where I'm headed at this point. I also truly appreciated the fact that a father was willing to do visits to both options and see for himself, not just read articles or hear other's opinions. I really liked this.
ReplyDeleteThis was very eye opening. I liked that the father based his final decision on the fact that one part of education is class based and the other part is socially base. I also liked the fact that he said that the Deaf school may cause a little bit of an academic set back for his children, but as a parent it is his responsibility to stay aware of it. I applaud such parental involvement.
ReplyDeleteI liked the fact that this father was so involved in his children's academic life and that he was willing to take the time to research all the options before making a decision. I also was interested in the comments he made about deaf children being 'set back' when they were in the mainstream setting. Deaf children often experience a sort of lagging behind because they have to wait for the interpreter to sign what the teacher said and by the time they finish that, a classmate has already asked a question and they have to relay that information and they never get caught up enough to allow the Deaf student time to participate or ask questions. If discussion is present, it is often superficial because most kids in public schools are not familiar with sign language. More work needs to be done in making Deaf children involved in classes in mainstream/public settings.
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