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but this is taking away the choice right from the start. I believe that having schools geared up to teach deaf children, by qualified d/Deaf teachers, gives parents a choice of education for their children.
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Well......I am against mainstreaming early on. By mainstreaming, I mean attendance in regular classes. It is just too easy for dhh kids (and kids with other classic disabilties) to fall through the cracks. Our special education system is mostly good for kids with learning disabilites. Most teachers (even sped ones) get a token amount of instruction on how to teach kids like us.