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Grummer
I never had an experience mainstream school entire my life. Went to Deaf school since I was three years old. Very confuse four languages during my childhood because most of hearing teachers had their homemade sign language. My dad uses very old fashioned sign language. My grandmother used BSL and oral method. I do not know much ASL until I was entrolled college, it impact me alot... Wow... I become more admire into Deaf Community because it is true my idifity. I realized, what I have so much miss in my academic during my school.
I remember, I went to Girl Scout Camping, parties and neighbors. They put me isolate because they did not want to bother to talk with me. I never understand their speak, no patient to speak slow for me. I always disappointed when the school closed every year. Summer always bored for me because I had a difficult to interact with other hearing kids due to communication barrier.
Until I was high school students, we started to sleep over their houses, they came over my house during summer time. I had so much fun with Deaf friends than hearing friends.
I looked back what I went through. 75% I was not happy where I went to Deaf School. 25% good memories like involve prom, yearbook, student couneslor, basketball, cheerleader and field hockey teams. My most favorite Deaf teacher (Mr. John Spellman). He died due to cancer. He impact my life because he hided in the classroom with sign language, we dropped our jaws on the floor. I always love going to his class than other teachers because of his sign was much better than others.
Glad, I did go to college. I learned so much from other Deaf students until now...
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