Differences between deaf schools and public schools!
Posted by chillygurlz on February 23, 2008
Hello all… Hope u all had a good week.. My week was alright… I want to talk about deaf schools VS public schools. My opinions about deaf schools and public schools. Link to list of schools for the deaf, http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/schools-usa.html First I wanted to show you somethings from my childhood, (shows girls scout brownie apparel) I was in girls scouts at age 7 to 9, with group of my deaf friends. I had fun with my friends with girls scout. I also show, Gallaudet banner, I got it from my friend. I have never been there before though but would love to visit one day. I used to go to nebraska school for the deaf, (I show the letter N) I enjoyed NSD but I had to join Iowa school for the deaf after NSD closed. After I left Iowa school for the deaf, I moved to Oregon, I went to Grants pass high school for my senior year. (Shows letter G from the high school. I graduated in year 2002. My high school mascot was, (shows mini flag, it a cavemen) here the link to the school, http://www.grantspass.k12.or.us/SectionIndex.asp?SectionID=102
the school was newly built 9 years ago since they torn down the old building. The buildings are awesome!!!Alright now back to my topic about deaf schools and public schools. I used to go to Prescott elementary school with deaf program in it. I liked both, deaf school and public school, depending on situation. Public schools classrooms tend to be big sized like 20 to 30 students, they do have interpreters and plus there is usually a class time where all deaf kids get together like a homeroom and review about the day in all other classes and do fun things, Deaf school tend to be small class, about 3 to 8 students at a time. I like small classes better personally. Public schools, u have to worry to make sure u have an interpreter for ur class, while with deaf school, u already have a teacher who signs. Public schools, u interact with hearing and deaf students and u can communicate however way you want by just talking or talk and sign or just sign. with Deaf schools, You interact with only Deaf / Hard Of Hearing students. It a deaf culture and community at deaf schools also it required that we all sign at the schools. It does depend on some schools though, I know there are some oral deaf school where u only allowed to speak and lip read. Public schools don’t have dorms for kids to stay at after school. Deaf schools have dorms for kids to stay at if they live far away from the school or wanted to stay at dorm to interact with deaf students. Dorms are great, it allow the kids to interact with each other especially deaf kids who only have hearing family. Like me, I am only deaf kid in my hearing family so it was a great advantage for me to stay at dorms to allow me to interact with other deaf kids… So I enjoyed staying at dorm but same time I missed my family too. Some kids at deaf schools are day students where they just go home right after school. At dorms, house parents try to keep us busy by doing different things like going out, doing different things at dorms and we get to go to teen center on campus to hang out with all students. I like both, deaf school and public school in different ways, with deaf schools, I can socialize with deaf students, smaller classmate numbers, teacher signs, so don’t have to try focus on 2 different people, interpreter and teacher at same time. Alright so I would like your feedbacks, comments, or your experiences so feel free to leave a comment about Deaf school and public school. Thanks for watching my vlog…
February 24, 2008 at 12:48 am
Hi Rita, My experience going to a public school is completely different than what you have described since I was the only Deaf student and had no terps/notetakers. It becomes more and more challenging every year. Would you think differently about public schools if you were placed in that kind of environment? When I transferred to a Deaf school, it was like heaven to me.
February 24, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Since I never went to a Deaf school, I cannot compare it with the mainstreaming program. as a solitarie without any support system. However, I noticed a big difference in the academic quality between a hearing university with support system and a Deaf university. In the hearing university I felt challenged. However, nothing beats the social climate of a Deaf university where I experienced tremendous personal growth and excellent social networking.
February 24, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Hello Rita,
Since I was4 , 5 and 6 years od I went to Public school and teacher teaching us to lear speech and lipreading then transfer us to hard of hearing class in school, but Few deaf friends and I was joined campfire girl and had fun. But I never went to Deaf school as my father dont want me go to Deaf school. I went to High school and I had note taking and very diffculty for me and no interpreter at all.
Mary Lou
February 27, 2008 at 2:41 am
I am struggling with my 8 year old almost in 3rd grade in mainstreamed hearing school. She loves the social contact but would a Deaf school benefit her? There are not any Deaf role models for her in this school, although we are very active in the Deaf community.
February 28, 2008 at 10:03 pm
I have sort of the same question as Anne. Do you think that all Deaf children should go to residential school (like if they were to make a law) and also how did you feel when your school closed?
February 29, 2008 at 12:50 am
Anne, my advice for you is to let your daughter to try deaf school and see if she likes it! Thanks!
Smiles,
Jehanne
February 29, 2008 at 2:35 am
thanks for comment my vlog, my advice, if your daughter/son is struggling in mainstream school, then maybe u should check into sending her to a school for the deaf, it will really benefit her/him, i used to be really shy in mainstream school and had a hard time with school work. when i started deaf school in middle school, i was doing better with school work and more social and alot less shy. I also became more mature myself at deaf schools. i had more friends too. she will have alot of good role models at the deaf school i am sure… i know it can be hard to leave ur daughter/son in a dorm at a young age if u live far away from the deaf school. but it can be good cuz then she will have a full interaction with deaf kids too at the dorm and house parents are usually very good role models and always have something for kids to do and very helpful… so give it a try to send ur kid to a deaf school!!!
February 29, 2008 at 2:39 am
Andi, it should not be a law to make all deaf kids go to deaf school cuz some kids who are deaf won’t want to go to a deaf school, they might want to stay at public schools. when school closed, i felt bad same as all other deaf kids who went to NSD. but at least i was able to go to ISD…
February 29, 2008 at 3:28 am
[...] Posted by chillygurlz on February 29, 2008 In my past vlog i did about deaf school VS public school, some people were asking me questions… http://chillygurlz.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/differences-between-deaf-schools-and-public-schools/#com... [...]