Not a problem Fly Free!!
I'm very open-minded about education, especially with mainstreaming and Deaf education. I have had both experiences and I elected to go with mainstreaming. Mainstreaming offered more for me and my Deaf family made sure I was still connected with the Deaf world. I still believe each child has different learning abilites. I will not enforce a child to go to the mainstreaming setting, if that child is not able to learn in a mainstreamed setting then I would accomodate his/her needs. Deaf education would suit his/her needs much better. Deaf children grasp better english comprehension with visuals. It is my firm belief to teach them english comprehension at a young age when they have innate abilites to learn and before the "window of learning" closes. My heart always goes out when I see a Deaf child being isolated in a hearing classroom and not given the adequate education he/she has the opportunity to learn. This is the reason why I am going back to college to get my Early Childhood Education degree, I want to teach Deaf children. Thanks, Fly Free, for starting this thread!!