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Originally Posted by iaskedalice09
I am mainstreamed. St. Rita's philosophy is total communication, and the standards for bilingualism have apparently gone way down. "English is often a second language for Deaf students." Well, then why the Hell do you teach using signed/spoken English (SimCom)? I think it was BiBi before but the admin is hearing now...you know what that means...ASL, out; English in.
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The administration is hearing, but he is also a CODA married to a Deaf woman who runs the LOFT program at St. Rita. He is absolutely a fluent ASL signer. As is his son, who was the soccer coach as of a few years back.
St. Rita has never been a bi-bi atmosphere. Bi-Bi is a
new approach in education. Not all classes are conducted in signed/spoken English. The Deaf teachers teach in ASL. Some of the hearing teachers use sim/com, but it is usually the language arts classes that are teaching various English concepts.
You have made some snap judgements about this school and the adminsitrators that are completely innacurrate. As well, St. Rita was founded by a hearing man, so the administrator's hearing status is moot.
If you are mainstreamed, are you in the self contained program in Hamilton School District? Or simply mainstreamed in one of the public schools without a self contained program?