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Originally Posted by jillio
From your post, I have no doubt that you are one of those teachers who not only teaches the language, but provides and accurate and sensitive picture of Deaf culture and of those who are members of that culture!  Kudos to you, and to your mom, as well, for her willingness to help others to understand and become more tolerant. |
You're absolutely right Jillio. Actually in the first few classes when I have a new group of students, I teach them about Deaf culture at the same time as the alphabet. It's a good foundation for hearing people to begin with so they can have an understanding for where Deaf people are coming from, not just the language. Knowing ASL is great but understanding it's importance is even better.
