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Fragmenter said:Forcing the hearing people to learn sign language is like forcing the world to stop using stairs because you want everybody to use ramps.
It makes no sense.
Dear Sweetmind, you missed my point completely. Have you clicked on the link in the first post? Read through that. I imagine if they had some oral communications skills, they'd be doing better.
Glinuxman, hearing kids being fascinated with sign language is just that - a fascination.
Nice try, Fragmenter...
You are not fooling me since I also graduated from public high school almost two decades ago. I was only a deaf student who relied on sign language interpreters with five HH students in the small city with three high schools.
If you think oral method is excellent for the deaf children, you need to show me evidences in mainstreaming school program for the hearing impaired students. Would they understand hearing people with:
• tight lips (no lips at all)
• strong accents (who would understand Chinese individual)
• overlong beard
• high-speed spoken language
• Highly advanced English spoken language. I.E., Doctor of Philosophy Degree
I have read the article a decade ago that the deaf students in mainstreaming schools have low points for Math skills and high points for English skills. Other deaf students have high points for math skills and low point for English skills. Fragmenter, tell me which group has the high points for being socializing in the school?
The answer is deaf school. How? Any deaf student can easily communicate with other students, teachers, counselors, school administrators and the whole community people nearby the deaf school.
I wish I am still in high school with fancy advanced technologies that would pull up my GPA. Moreover, I will be ready for the university with my professional writing skills. Isn’t that kewl to chat any deaf peep in any deaf school via the videophone?
There is nothing wrong with ASL method. I wonder if any hearie who refuses to learn ASL is a part of audism? You can lead your horse to the water, but you can not force it to drink…..
Are you following Jane Fernandes example?