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JoeyDeafNinja · 06-12-2011, 08:47 AM

I has been thinking about go there if my mom let me. Fla school for deaf and blind is a good? How is their Education? Do they do plays? I need to know. Please reply soon!

Babyblue · 06-12-2011, 08:54 AM

FSD is where I graduated from. I loved it.

posts from hell · 06-12-2011, 10:41 AM

FSDB is pretty good.

Babyblue · 06-12-2011, 10:54 AM

Joey, I mainstreamed to St Augustine High School, for 4 of my classes while attending FSDB. So education is based on your IEP. They have plenty of activites, clubs, and sports. Made so many friends and memories there.

JoeyDeafNinja · 06-12-2011, 11:12 AM

I recent learned about St. Augustine from my new friends. Now I really want to go there! But I must not get my hope up because my mom desire me to finish hearing high school because she think deaf school won't get me into colleges. But today, my mom will come over and see me. We will talk. A great talk. I hope my mom finally will say yes. One question, is St Augustine like mainstream but allows us to go there while attending FSDB? Like half classes?

posts from hell · 06-12-2011, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeyDeafNinja

I recent learned about St. Augustine from my new friends. Now I really want to go there! But I must not get my hope up because my mom desire me to finish hearing high school because she think deaf school won't get me into colleges. But today, my mom will come over and see me. We will talk. A great talk. I hope my mom finally will say yes. One question, is St Augustine like mainstream but allows us to go there while attending FSDB? Like half classes?

Tell her...

A Deaf guy from a Deaf school went into Princeton.

And yes, see babyblue's post above. You can go to St Augustine High part-time.

Babyblue · 06-12-2011, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeyDeafNinja

I recent learned about St. Augustine from my new friends. Now I really want to go there! But I must not get my hope up because my mom desire me to finish hearing high school because she think deaf school won't get me into colleges. But today, my mom will come over and see me. We will talk. A great talk. I hope my mom finally will say yes. One question, is St Augustine like mainstream but allows us to go there while attending FSDB? Like half classes?

Yes. I took English, Algebra, Brittish Lit, and World History for my classes at St Augustine High School for 1st to 4th period, and the rest of my classes were at FSDB.

JoeyDeafNinja · 06-12-2011, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Babyblue

Yes. I took English, Algebra, Brittish Lit, and World History for my classes at St Augustine High School for 1st to 4th period, and the rest of my classes were at FSDB.

Nice! I love to hear that!

. But mom could not come today, so tomorrow. ugh lol.

deafdyke · 06-12-2011, 08:08 PM

AWESOME! I am SO glad that your experiance at Virginia School didn't sour you on Deaf Schools. From what I understand, FSDB is a really good Deaf School. It is one of the better Deaf Schools out there...and to tell you the truth, we had a mom of a hoh girl post here a few years ago about getting her daughter into FSDB. She had been told " oh it's best to mainstream dhh kids. They don't need deaf schools" or "Deaf Schools are bad" Then she checked out FSDB and was SUPER impressed. Deaf Schools do not have a great reputation,(but they have improved immesely from the old days) but there are some really good programs. They may not get you into say....Harvard, but they will get you into college....especially if you go to a college with a strong academic program.
And yes, everyone is right......Most if not all Deaf Schools offer mainstreaming as an option. It's the best of both worlds!

deafdyke · 06-12-2011, 08:29 PM

Oh and tell her that there won't be any hassles with dealign with bad 'terps or clueless mainstream teachers who don't really know anything abt teaching dhh kids. Point out to her that there are kids from Deaf Schools like Hawaii School for the Deaf, Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, RI School for the Deaf and other smaller or schools that serve mostly multihandicapped kids, who go to NTID or Gally....and there are Deaf Schools where kids end up at University of Texas Austin, University of Maryland and other competive colleges

jillio · 06-12-2011, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeyDeafNinja

I recent learned about St. Augustine from my new friends. Now I really want to go there! But I must not get my hope up because my mom desire me to finish hearing high school because she think deaf school won't get me into colleges. But today, my mom will come over and see me. We will talk. A great talk. I hope my mom finally will say yes. One question, is St Augustine like mainstream but allows us to go there while attending FSDB? Like half classes?

My son had no problem getting into college after going to a deaf school. And neither did 80% of his classmates. In fact, a student from a deaf school is far more prepared for the college experience than a deaf student from the mainstream in my experience.

authentic · 06-13-2011, 12:14 AM

FSDB dormitory smell like Military Hospital, but overall it is a huge campus.

JoeyDeafNinja · 06-13-2011, 05:41 PM

Guess what? I'm going

.

Miss-Delectable · 06-13-2011, 07:21 PM

That's awesome, Joey!
Hope you'll enjoy your education at FSDB

deafdyke · 06-13-2011, 09:03 PM

YEAH!!!!!! I think you will have an AWESOME time!!!!!! The larger Deaf Schools tend to be a lot more diverse...like a lot of hoh kids and orally skilled and CI and HA kids.

**shel90** · 06-13-2011, 09:06 PM

Enjoy your experience at FSDB! I have so many friends who graduated from there and all of them had great experiences. Sure, there were some ups and downs..just like any other schools.

The most important thing is that YOU are happy!

**deafskeptic** · 06-13-2011, 09:43 PM

Great. I hope you enjoy FSDB!

JoeyDeafNinja · 06-14-2011, 12:52 AM

Thank you folks!

. I will move to Fla in about one or two weeks and live with my Grandparents. I know one of my childhood friend that actually goes there! I'm sure I will have a good time!

Royale · 06-14-2011, 10:16 AM

FSDB is a great Deaf school. My friends and I visited there during their homecoming weekend in 1990 or 1991 and we had great time. I met many friends from this school at Gally and several of them were close. A couple of them ended up with a law degree later and I think one of them is a lurker here.

Congrataulation! I am sure you will do real well there.

Frisky Feline · 06-14-2011, 10:43 AM

wow that is so fast. important if you feel that those courses are so easy. you can always ask for the solid academic education. I am so sure that others who are in the same boat as you do. Like I kept asking for more courses while I was in deaf school over 20 years ago.

JoeyDeafNinja · 06-14-2011, 11:55 AM

I had one week to think about it. I don't mind being held back because I can have a more time on improve my Education and ASL.

jillio · 06-14-2011, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeyDeafNinja

Thank you folks!

. I will move to Fla in about one or two weeks and live with my Grandparents. I know one of my childhood friend that actually goes there! I'm sure I will have a good time!

That's great, Joey!

deafdyke · 06-14-2011, 07:42 PM

Quote:

I don't mind being held back because I can have a more time on improve my Education and ASL.

Yeah, and legally we can stay in school until we're 21/22. I also think that it will be a good thing b/c then if you end up loving it, you'll have a bit longer to stay there instead of only having one or two years.

dogmom · 06-15-2011, 08:01 AM

happy for you, Joey - good luck!

**KristinaB** · 06-15-2011, 04:07 PM

Joey, I am very happy for you. I so wish my parents were given the opportunity to allow me to go when I could.

deafdyke · 06-15-2011, 07:41 PM

Joey, are you going to live in the dorm or with your grandparents?

Babyblue · 06-16-2011, 05:32 PM

Joey, I am happy for you. Congratulations!!

JoeyDeafNinja · 06-17-2011, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafdyke

Joey, are you going to live in the dorm or with your grandparents?

Let me explain bit clear. I'm going to live with my Grandparents. For school, I will stay at dorm.

deafdyke · 06-17-2011, 07:47 PM

Oh I see...you're going to stay with your grandparents to establish residency (qualify as a Florida resident) and stay in the dorms? Lucky you can do that!!! Too bad you didn't know about FSDB earlier.....I think one of the issues that you ran into with Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, is that while it was somewhat sizable, it was still kind of small, and was also just for traditional deafies (meaning severe and profounders) It also may not have undergone extensive revamping to make it hoh friendly. I envy you...and you're so lucky to be able to do the dorm/res school experiance. It really is an amazing amazing fun experiance. ...school is now going to be "home"....There was a mom of a hoh girl who ended up going to FSDB, who posted here a few years ...I remember in her last post she said her daughter was home for the summer....and couldn't WAIT to get back to school!

JoeyDeafNinja · 06-17-2011, 07:52 PM

Yes, I have to live with them if I want to go to FSDB. Ah, you talk about Amanda?

06-12-2011, 08:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
JoeyDeafNinja Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Travelers Rest, SC Posts: 1,270	Fsdb I has been thinking about go there if my mom let me. Fla school for deaf and blind is a good? How is their Education? Do they do plays? I need to know. Please reply soon!

06-12-2011, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Babyblue Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 12,001	FSD is where I graduated from. I loved it. KristinaB likes this.

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authentic Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 6,097	FSDB dormitory smell like Military Hospital, but overall it is a huge campus. __________________

06-13-2011, 05:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
JoeyDeafNinja Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Travelers Rest, SC Posts: 1,270	Guess what? I'm going . deafdyke, posts from hell, jillio and 3 others like this.

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06-12-2011, 10:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Babyblue Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 12,001	Joey, I mainstreamed to St Augustine High School, for 4 of my classes while attending FSDB. So education is based on your IEP. They have plenty of activites, clubs, and sports. Made so many friends and memories there.

06-12-2011, 11:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
JoeyDeafNinja Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Travelers Rest, SC Posts: 1,270	I recent learned about St. Augustine from my new friends. Now I really want to go there! But I must not get my hope up because my mom desire me to finish hearing high school because she think deaf school won't get me into colleges. But today, my mom will come over and see me. We will talk. A great talk. I hope my mom finally will say yes. One question, is St Augustine like mainstream but allows us to go there while attending FSDB? Like half classes?

06-12-2011, 08:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
deafdyke Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 13,087	AWESOME! I am SO glad that your experiance at Virginia School didn't sour you on Deaf Schools. From what I understand, FSDB is a really good Deaf School. It is one of the better Deaf Schools out there...and to tell you the truth, we had a mom of a hoh girl post here a few years ago about getting her daughter into FSDB. She had been told " oh it's best to mainstream dhh kids. They don't need deaf schools" or "Deaf Schools are bad" Then she checked out FSDB and was SUPER impressed. Deaf Schools do not have a great reputation,(but they have improved immesely from the old days) but there are some really good programs. They may not get you into say....Harvard, but they will get you into college....especially if you go to a college with a strong academic program. And yes, everyone is right......Most if not all Deaf Schools offer mainstreaming as an option. It's the best of both worlds!

06-12-2011, 08:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
deafdyke Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 13,087	Oh and tell her that there won't be any hassles with dealign with bad 'terps or clueless mainstream teachers who don't really know anything abt teaching dhh kids. Point out to her that there are kids from Deaf Schools like Hawaii School for the Deaf, Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, RI School for the Deaf and other smaller or schools that serve mostly multihandicapped kids, who go to NTID or Gally....and there are Deaf Schools where kids end up at University of Texas Austin, University of Maryland and other competive colleges

06-13-2011, 07:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
Miss-Delectable V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 17,174 Blog Entries: 3	That's awesome, Joey! Hope you'll enjoy your education at FSDB __________________ "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." - Helen Keller

06-13-2011, 09:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
deafdyke Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 13,087	YEAH!!!!!! I think you will have an AWESOME time!!!!!! The larger Deaf Schools tend to be a lot more diverse...like a lot of hoh kids and orally skilled and CI and HA kids.

06-13-2011, 09:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
shel90 Let It Snow!!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: A place where crabs are popular Posts: 40,294 Blog Entries: 3	Enjoy your experience at FSDB! I have so many friends who graduated from there and all of them had great experiences. Sure, there were some ups and downs..just like any other schools. The most important thing is that YOU are happy! __________________ "Wine improves with age. The older I get, the better I like it." --- Anonymous

06-13-2011, 09:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
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06-14-2011, 12:52 AM	#18 (permalink)
JoeyDeafNinja Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Travelers Rest, SC Posts: 1,270	Thank you folks! . I will move to Fla in about one or two weeks and live with my Grandparents. I know one of my childhood friend that actually goes there! I'm sure I will have a good time! deafdyke likes this.

06-14-2011, 10:16 AM	#19 (permalink)
Royale Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: World's Second Coldest Capital City! Posts: 4,415	FSDB is a great Deaf school. My friends and I visited there during their homecoming weekend in 1990 or 1991 and we had great time. I met many friends from this school at Gally and several of them were close. A couple of them ended up with a law degree later and I think one of them is a lurker here. Congrataulation! I am sure you will do real well there.

06-14-2011, 10:43 AM	#20 (permalink)
Frisky Feline Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 20,239	wow that is so fast. important if you feel that those courses are so easy. you can always ask for the solid academic education. I am so sure that others who are in the same boat as you do. Like I kept asking for more courses while I was in deaf school over 20 years ago.

06-14-2011, 11:55 AM	#21 (permalink)
JoeyDeafNinja Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Travelers Rest, SC Posts: 1,270	I had one week to think about it. I don't mind being held back because I can have a more time on improve my Education and ASL.

06-15-2011, 08:01 AM	#24 (permalink)
dogmom Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5,472	happy for you, Joey - good luck!

06-15-2011, 04:07 PM	#25 (permalink)
KristinaB New SDIT Deacon Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Land of the backstroke Posts: 13,772	Joey, I am very happy for you. I so wish my parents were given the opportunity to allow me to go when I could.

06-15-2011, 07:41 PM	#26 (permalink)
deafdyke Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 13,087	Joey, are you going to live in the dorm or with your grandparents?

06-16-2011, 05:32 PM	#27 (permalink)
Babyblue Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 12,001	Joey, I am happy for you. Congratulations!!

06-17-2011, 07:47 PM	#29 (permalink)
deafdyke Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 13,087	Oh I see...you're going to stay with your grandparents to establish residency (qualify as a Florida resident) and stay in the dorms? Lucky you can do that!!! Too bad you didn't know about FSDB earlier.....I think one of the issues that you ran into with Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, is that while it was somewhat sizable, it was still kind of small, and was also just for traditional deafies (meaning severe and profounders) It also may not have undergone extensive revamping to make it hoh friendly. I envy you...and you're so lucky to be able to do the dorm/res school experiance. It really is an amazing amazing fun experiance. ...school is now going to be "home"....There was a mom of a hoh girl who ended up going to FSDB, who posted here a few years ...I remember in her last post she said her daughter was home for the summer....and couldn't WAIT to get back to school!

06-17-2011, 07:52 PM	#30 (permalink)
JoeyDeafNinja Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Travelers Rest, SC Posts: 1,270	Yes, I have to live with them if I want to go to FSDB. Ah, you talk about Amanda?

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