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Originally Posted by rockdrummer
Right Shel you do run a risk. You run that risk no matter which program you choose including Bi-Bi. There are pro's and cons in each of the programs. There are also many variables that affect the programs themselves of which parents have little or no control of. Then there are the variables that parents do have control of. And then there is the individual child and the variables they have control of. It's all of those things combined that will determine the outcome. While there are things that a parent can do to mitigate some if the inherient problems, at the end of the day, it's still a crap shoot which to me is a sad state of affairs.
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Up to you if u want to think that way. I dont think of it that way.
I see my students having equal and full access to language and able to participate in discussions, socialize with each other like hearing kids do with each other, have deaf role models, and exposure to both worlds. I dont see anything sad about it.
Due to my 10 plus years of experiences, I see that the BiBi approach as the most promising due to the fact that all children will have equal access to language in the classrooms. I am speaking of in the education setting. At the home enviornment, I have no control over that and I dont know what goes on at the home for each child at all times. I do have some background knowledge of their home lives but that is only based on what was given to me.
Maybe I see the BiBi approach as the most promising cuz of my priorities in the education of deaf children.
If for others if their priority is speech, then oral-only programs and TC programs would be better for them.
Yes, there are pros and cons to all programs but in my opinion, the BiBi approach has more pros than cons.
If u and others dont believe in BiBi programs, I am not gonna stop u. I am just sharing why I believe and it is the most promising, the most fair for ALL students despite the degree of their hearing loss which is why I chose it.
I was raised in the mainstreamed and oral-only approach. While I did get a good education out of it, I felt it was too restrictive for me and I definitely did not have equal access to the curriculm, discussions, and lectures in the classroom as my hearing peers did. I really think that was not fair for me to be put in that position of constantly working just to keep up in the classroom when I could be really enjoying learning. The was one of the biggest factor to why I chose the BiBi approach cuz no child is being put in that position. They always know what is being said in the classroom equally.