dreamchaser

Did you feel like running away when you were little or just after you got old enough to want to experience the world a little more? Do you think that having a base education and culture in Deaf school was key in making you confident as a Deaf person, so you could then chance running away?

Was there a defining reason that you left?

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dreamchaser

Note: this is a survey for a research paper at school. THe subject is the emotional affect on mainstreamed or oral only taught kids.

Thanks for participating.

Danielle4ASL

Hi I Was Born With A Hearing Loss And Now Its Severe To Profound Unfortunality I Was In Mainstreamed Class Had Speech Therapy Everyday I Was Pulled Out Of English And Math Just Basics Classes. I Never Had What I Have Now In College. When I Went To College Back In 2004 For The 1st Time Iw As Put In Non Credit Courses For 3 Years Bc When I Took The Test.. I Didnt Know Wut It Was Bc I Never Learned Anything. They Treated Me Like Crap, I Was Isolated, Made Fun Of Etc. Being Pulled Out In Mainstreamed Classees Sucked. And Now Till This Day I Wish Iw As At A Different School A Deaf School And Now That I Just Learned Asl 2 Yrs Ago And Im Not The President Of The Club For 2 Yrs Also Its Just A Better Life For Me. And I Wouldnt Change This For The World Bc Now Im Fluent. I Can Hear Somewhat Still But Nothing Like I Used To. Also In Mainstreamed Class I Had 5 People In The Class And I Had An Aid With Me And A Hudge Speaker On My Desk And The Teacher Had Microphone Bc They Thought That Would Help Me. I Struggled Growing Up But Now That Im 22 Yrs Old I Am Happy That Im Me And I Know Asl And I Love The Deaf Communtiy.

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dreamchaser

Thanks so much for sharing...

doubletrouble

Dreamchaser:

In my son's case, the answer is no. He has a nice group of friends since kindergarten and they really look out for one another.

Pinky678

I was raised in mainstream at elementary school. I wasn't alone at school. I was with deaf and hoh group in classroom. I didn't like my first teacher. She was very mean! She slapped on my face for not use my speech. Our classmate used a SEE sign language and speak with voice both. I don't use my voice at all. I really frustrated to learn how to speech. I do like my old speech therapy. She was very nice to me. But My teacher was so mean! After She passed away. I got a new teacher. She was my favorite teacher. Then I transfer to other elementary school in Northern. My last teacher is hoh. She was okay to me. She told me to do use voice with sign languages. I like my other speech therapy teacher. She was so sweet! I do understand her and lipreading. I was in good grades at classes. My english level was 4 grader when I was 4 grader. My friend told me about go to Deaf School. I was alike what is it alike?? I made mistake for join to deaf school. My mom said no at me. I was so stubborn. I told her it was my decide to join there. After I joined to Deaf school in 5 grader. The staff were rejected me and put me into 1 grader on English and Reading. I was so pissed off @ her! The worksheet was so easy for me! I got good grader like A+ My old teacher was surprise that I'm so smarter than other students in my class. I transfer to 4 level on reading and English with smarter group! That's why I didn't like how deaf school rejected me and put in low level. I was so pissed off!!! It was not my faulted. I wish I could graduate from Mainstream High School in first place. If I graduate from High School. I would get a Diploma for sure! I would go to college so early. But Deaf school was stink education and screwed up! Just respect how I do feeling with Mainstream and Deaf School between.

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