well, if you listen to parents talk about speech speech speech and very little about ASL at your job as a deaf teacher.. you'll start wondering if they even care about the deaf idenity. That's how shel must see it. So i think parents on this forum who talk about teaching sign to their children must, in some form, inspire her when she feels discouraged. Just thought i'd offer that. Cuz I'm trying to put myself in Shel's shoes as a educator. Granted, I have never been a teacher, but that's the idea I get 
If I'm wrong, you can tell me.
