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Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove
For me to accept a hearing person to teach ASL, they will have to impress me greatly, and strongly refrain from using their voices at all in class.
It is rare for a hearing person to be truly qualified to teach ASL. I know a lot of hearing people teach ASL, and its not truly ASL, I've met some 'teachers' of ASL who signed in SEE. I wished and KNEW I could take their job right then and there, but I need a degree first.
Just ask yourselves this.. Would the ASL department at Gallaudet University, the world's leading authority on ASL EVER hire a hearing person to teach ASL/Deaf Studies? I strongly say no. It would be a SLAP IN THE FACE to the deaf students of Gallaudet. Anywhere else is different.
Edit: Cued speech? what the hell?
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Sorry, was a continuation of thought on another thread. Cued speech is on my home schooling program this year for reading comprehension, but had to put it on hold in order to teach ASL class. My kids were helping me teach the ASL class so something had to give this semester. I'm not organized enough to keep that many items on their study list.