I think I did well.  I’m afraid I’m going to get the,”I don’t know how to observe you because our sheet doesn’t work well with what you do” talk that I’ve got for the last two years.

Granted, I didn’t know about the observation until I was headed to second period and the observation happened during third…so hopefully the principal won’t be too tough on me.

I’ve never been a huge fan to begin with. 

But we’re apparently taking around 3 weeks to cover Romeo and Juliet. 

And I have to interpret it.  Help?

deaf-aspie:

I mean, don’t get me wrong but, doesn’t that kind of reek with “hearie” all over? Every response is, “OOOOOH THIS IS SO BEAUTIFULLLLLL, MY CREYESSSSSSSS, WHY CAN’T DER BE MORE OF DIS IN DA WERLDDDDDDD?” It just…..reeks of, “Awww, his deafness is cured! How beaaautiful!!! PRAISE DA LAWD HE CUN HURRRRR.”

The kid’s not remotely old enough to make his own decision on it. 

I mean, I get it if the parents are gonna teach the kid sign anyway. I get it if they’re going to expose him to Deaf and mainstream culture. But, what if they don’t? 

I get it: ASL is time-consuming to learn and teach, with your average person achieving fluency in 3-4 years. But what’s stopping you from learning it anyway while your child is still developing language (pre-age 5)? What’s so wrong with exposing your child to both cultures? 

Why does every response have to be so…”Let’s cure deafness, one child at a time!”? 

I’ve been thinking something along these lines for a while now.  What irks me the most is when informed (i.e.-people I went to college with who are now teaching deaf/hard of hearing children) folks post it and get all teary. 

Yes, a CI is an excellent piece of equipment.  It can be a wonderful tool for a child to learn to hear.  I have seen and heard of success stories.  I have yet to have to make a call on whether I think a child should receive a CI-and in ways, hope I never have to, mainly because I know of many factors that go into it-and how it is in no means a cure all.  In ways, it’s the exact opposite. 

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