Update on my daughter's education - Page 2

rick48 · 05-01-2008, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClearSky

Have you thought about getting her in a program or group of teenagers her age that has a talent like her to help her build her confidence?

Knowing other deaf kids early on probably was one of the reasons for your daughter's outgoing personality because she realized that she was not the only one deaf.

ClearSky,

Thanks for your suggestions but while my younger daughter does not have the same self-confidence her older sister has, it is not really an issue. She is, as I mentioned, an exceptional athlete and plays on a travel softball team with other girls her age. She gets a lot of publicity for her athletic accomplishments and knows kids from all over as a result of playing on different teams. She is just not as outgoing as her older sister.

I agree that knowing other deaf kids from early on and knowing she was not the only deaf kid were positives that we always stressed but she is just an outgoing person, its her personality.

Appreciate your concern.
Rick

deafdyke · 05-02-2008, 12:51 AM

Rick, if I recall correctly, Deborah has done the AG Bell convention route. She's found it helpful, but not really all that great social wise. I have to say that I really do think that virtually ALL kids with disabilites need to be informed of other schooling options around jr high/middle school. Even kids without disabilites can find jr high and high school to be miserable years. That's actually ANOTHER reason why I think that most kids should grow up with a full toolbox philsophy.
Virtually all schools for a particualr disabilty, tend to offer specialized methodologies, that most mainstream schools can't really offer. If a mainstream setting doesn't work out, then they can transfer to the specialized school without a HUGE disruption to learn the specialized techniques.

Miss-Delectable · 05-02-2008, 02:46 AM

Deborah,
Is there any deaf youth group or social club for your daughter in your present state?

Anyway, best of luck to your daughter.

deafdyke · 05-02-2008, 04:16 AM

Yes, look at cities. Some cities might have deaf teen get togethers.

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05-02-2008, 12:51 AM	#32 (permalink)
deafdyke So NOT a Princess! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 6,684	Rick, if I recall correctly, Deborah has done the AG Bell convention route. She's found it helpful, but not really all that great social wise. I have to say that I really do think that virtually ALL kids with disabilites need to be informed of other schooling options around jr high/middle school. Even kids without disabilites can find jr high and high school to be miserable years. That's actually ANOTHER reason why I think that most kids should grow up with a full toolbox philsophy. Virtually all schools for a particualr disabilty, tend to offer specialized methodologies, that most mainstream schools can't really offer. If a mainstream setting doesn't work out, then they can transfer to the specialized school without a HUGE disruption to learn the specialized techniques.

05-02-2008, 04:16 AM	#34 (permalink)
deafdyke So NOT a Princess! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 6,684	Yes, look at cities. Some cities might have deaf teen get togethers.