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Lena said:
Yes, Sunset has a day school program and I believe an adult school program too (I am not sure about the adult part though).
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Thank you for describing your Sunset ASL program a little bit. I wonder, are the ASL classes offered at Sunset for satisfying Florida H.S.'s foreign language requirements? Or are they merely electives students can take?

I used to teach ASL part-time at Gulliver Preparatory. The classes were electives, so the class sizes were small. As expected, some students were geniunely enthustiastic about learning ASL, some students definitely had the natural aptitude for learning ASL, some students wanted to coast through the class, and some students would rather be somewhere else. Overall, it was a nice experience.

As for the Braddock ASL program, I really can't comment, as I know the teacher there and we're kinda in the same 'social circles'. I would like to get back into ASL teaching again, but at a right situation, i.e., a full-time job, perhaps at Varela H.S. and teaching ASL as an elective.

Sounds like you're in a great ASL program at Sunset! It is gratifying to see young hearing people undertaking keen interest in ASL and viewing it as a career path. Here's to your continued success in your ASL studies.
 
Eyeth:

Yes, Sunset's ASL program does satisfy Florida's H.S. Foreign Language requirement. When taking the class in school, it is in the English department (rather than the Foreign Language Dept.) for reasons unknown to me, but it still counts as a Foreign Language credit. It is also an elective, it is not a mandatory f.l. Any student can take it. Right now, there are only 3 classes (ASL I, II, III). I am in Sign III and next year the school will offer ASL IV (which I am planning on taking).

As far as I am concerned, Varela does not offer an ASL program, so it increases your chances in going in for a job interview and say "this is my plan...I think we should start an ASL program and let these students know that the deaf culture is a huge culture and it is all around them and they need to know as much as they can about it"...or something like that. The fact that you have taught ASL is a big PLUS! You're sure to get a job and start a program. And it would be nice because there is no other teacher there, so you don't have to conform your teaching style to the program of the school...you can start your own however you would like, which is always great when you can have things your way! ;)

Good luck and I hope you do get the job, wherever it is you want it to be.
 
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