I understand that what's done is done, But, I disagree with your viewpoint on this matter "parents do what's best for their child", What's best? Do we all make best decisions for our children? Maybe, maybe not, maybe no, maybe yes and maybe never.
The point is, It's about the deaf children's communication barriers beyond their control, there are struggle in between communication that was given to them from the get and go by some hearing parents. Deaf people see themselves much like any other minority, feel like outsiders, because of that no hearing knows what's best of them, only those who know what's it's like is when someone experienced it themselves.
Can you imagine the most frustration it is to sit at a table with about four hearing people trying to understand a conversation, it's almost impossible to get the whole conversation, What I am saying here, we want to be treated equal, first class people, not second class. If we learned to speak, why can't hearing parents learn to sign? It's not one way highway. It's unfair for deaf people to tried to pay attention or understand what was going on around us. Now can you see how it affects deaf children where communication tool is given to them beyond their control and beyond their power.
Right..that was what I was trying to say in my first post in this thread but instead I am the bad one and the one who scares the parents away. What the hell?
I am entitled to my opinions on the oral-only philosophy but I dont go around spouting it to the parents of newly diagnosed deaf children. I am not a pycho like I am in here.
Don't get me wrong, I'm so glad I had the chance to speak and still using my spoken skills as of today, I don't regret that, but I'm saying is I did had some frustration in between while being in an oral program, especially when a teacher turned her back and start off writing on a chalk board continuing talking, How am I supposed to read her lips when she's facing the board? Sometimes teachers intend to forget that I'm in the classroom too.
When I was then send to Total Communication, It beats sitting in the classroom trying to catch on by lip-reading in an oral classroom, TC program provides both signs and speech, I would never be missed out on anything what the teachers would say.
Bottom line is I want more than anything for my family to keep continue using signs with me, that's all I ever asked for and that's all I ever wanted.
Don't get me wrong, I'm so glad I had the chance to speak and still using my spoken skills as of today, I don't regret that, but I'm saying is I did had some frustration in between while being in an oral program, especially when a teacher turned her back and start off writing on a chalk board continuing talking, How am I supposed to read her lips when she's facing the board? Sometimes teachers intend to forget that I'm in the classroom too.
When I was then send to Total Communication, It beats sitting in the classroom trying to catch on by lip-reading in an oral classroom, TC program provides both signs and speech, I would never be missed out on anything what the teachers would say.
Bottom line is I want more than anything for my family to keep continue using signs with me, that's all I ever asked for and that's all I ever wanted.
Hi Jillo how ever you meant this comment it doesn't matter. Just like you said if I say so. Since they are kids and I am a teacher I know where they should be. And since you have never meant my children or taught them you really wouldn't know what they can hear or what they understand.