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I have been involved in a situation at my ASL job last year where the school district thinks it is a wonderful idea to have a teacher teach sign language to other classrooms by means of broadcasting. In other words, signing taught through the TV. I bumped into my student last weekend when I went to that India Fest with Kootchie. My student told me she is not taking ASL because she was offended by the hearing teacher on the TV, telling the class to start learning ABCs. This student is speaking after being my student for 2 years! The student should be in ASL 3 or 4 this year, but she cannot take the course because of the damn TV classroom. I have tried to explain to the school district that ASL is a 3D language. Having ASL taught on TV makes it 2D and ruins the signed concepts learned or retained. To make it worse, the teacher is teaching SEE from 20 years ago! Other local colleges and universities refused to accept the high school ASL as a foreign credit from my high school district, because the ASL directors at the colleges/universities knew the hearing teacher is teaching SEE, not ASL.
What should be the best and most appropriate course of action I should take? Should I involve the students at other high schools? Would it be good or bad?? I really don't know exactly what I should do without getting in trouble.
Also, what's your opinion on ASL taught through the TV or live teacher?
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Ahh, I will have to clarify the 4 options.
"Broadcast" is when a live teacher in a remote location is teaching to, usually, 70 or more students at the same class period at different high school locations. Tests are given once or twice per semester.
"Live teacher" also use videotapes and weekly tests/quizzes, but the course is taught one-on-one with the students. Usually the class have between 15 to 35 students.
"Both" is when a remote teacher is teaching the class and on other days, a live teacher would be present teaching one-on-one. This one require extra work for both teachers to keep the lessons and testing in sync.
"Neither" if you think ASL should not be taught at all in high schools, but should be reserved for colleges and universities only.
Hope that clears up the confusion!
What should be the best and most appropriate course of action I should take? Should I involve the students at other high schools? Would it be good or bad?? I really don't know exactly what I should do without getting in trouble.
Also, what's your opinion on ASL taught through the TV or live teacher?
<edit - added info>
Ahh, I will have to clarify the 4 options.
"Broadcast" is when a live teacher in a remote location is teaching to, usually, 70 or more students at the same class period at different high school locations. Tests are given once or twice per semester.
"Live teacher" also use videotapes and weekly tests/quizzes, but the course is taught one-on-one with the students. Usually the class have between 15 to 35 students.
"Both" is when a remote teacher is teaching the class and on other days, a live teacher would be present teaching one-on-one. This one require extra work for both teachers to keep the lessons and testing in sync.
"Neither" if you think ASL should not be taught at all in high schools, but should be reserved for colleges and universities only.
Hope that clears up the confusion!
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