Originally Posted by Interpretrator

The worst ASL teacher I ever had was Deaf. She was a wonderful signer and introduced me to Deaf culture but she had no idea at all how to teach ASL. Her ideas were grounded in language teaching from the '60s.

The best ASL teachers I had were hearing. One was a CODA and one had extensive experience with NTD. Their methodology was up to date and their knowledge of and acceptance into Deaf culture went deep.

I would in a heartbeat recommend those hearing teachers over the Deaf teacher.