He stated: "Which brings out a serious deficit in hearing education.
Is there not an implication of fault in that statement?
If he is just stating a fact: OK, I get it.
There are several serious flaws in hearing education. Most of them are attributable to the values of hearing culture. Most of those values are twisted and corrupt.
Children are taught they need an education so they can "earn more" than those with lesser educations. Why? Nowhere does anyone even imply that people with more education are smarter, live better lives, or are happier, than those who earn less.
How do they earn more? By going to work for a corporation and getting promoted.
Children are taught "You can be a leader!" Great emphasis and value is placed on leadership. To the point that I have met people who cannot believe there is a single person who has ever lived who does not secretly want to be a LEADER. To the point hearing children envy the bully? Why? Because when all is said and done he had arrived. He has achieved the level of L E A D E R ! And once again no one even suggests leaders are smarter, happier, or live better lives, than those who are not leaders.
Schools do not teach thinking, reasoning, or problem solving skills.
All in all hearing schools teach children to follow the corporate path.
Independence is emphasized but it is directed toward separating yourself from your family and going into major debts you will struggle the rest of your life to pay off. Independent thinking is strongly discouraged.
As to Deaf Education:
I am hearing. I never went to a Deaf school or lived near one. All I have to go by is the happy memories of education I am told of by those Deaf who went there. Whatever its faults Deaf schools leave good memories for those who attended.
my last name very Polish. Long, scary, random assortment letters. Lol.
I gave up even trying to figure it out!:P
