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/#comments
One person asked how i felt when Nebraska school for the deaf closed? I felt, heart broken, lost, sad. I was worried i won’t see my friends again. I also was sad that Nebraska lost their own deaf school. but at least i got to go to Iowa school for the deaf which was only 12 miles from NSD. i did get to see my friends from NSD, at ISD but some never made it to go to ISD.
One ask, should it be a LAW that all deaf kids go to a school for the deaf? i don’t think so because, some kids really rather go to a public school, some deaf kids are happy being with other hearing students at school. some deaf kids choose to not sign, they rather be oral or only use cued sign or whatever else.
Couple ask, would my kid really benefit going to a school for the deaf? Yes, depending on situation, 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, with social skills, more attenion from teachers due to small size classmates. 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/he 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!!!
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