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Learning ASL My daughter has been exposed to ASL a lot during the past school year--she was in a deaf/hh program at the public school. She learned a bit, but not a lot. She is 13, and if I can get her to FSDB in the next year or so, I hope that she can learn more ASL--enough to become fluent...

Thanks for the input! I appreciate the advice from everyone. I am really trying as hard as I can to get my daughter the best education possible. Maybe, when I look back, I did some things right and some things wrong--but I did my very best. I think I did a LOT more for my daughter than some...

Trying to understand exactly what Bi-Bi means Can someone give me a more detailed description of a Bi-Bi school--as compared to a Total Communication school? I am really trying to understand--I think I am getting it, but I am not sure I have actually seen Bi-Bi "in action." Also, is there a...

True--I am going on what she has said so far What I have said before is more along the lines of: she is very happy that she can hear with her hearing aids--that one is easy, and unless her hearing changes and she no longer hears as well with them, I can't imagine her ever saying that she...

Hello and Good Luck! :) Hi! From your entry, I am assuming that you are a high school student...right? I would love to hear more about your experience in the "regular" high school--and I really hope that you continue to post here when you are a student at the Deaf school so that we can see...

Great description! You did a great job painting the picture of how you felt--thanks for the descriptive scene! :) Using that scene, and trying to put myself in my daughter's shoes, I would say that HER scene is a bit different. As far as her grades, that has been quite a roller coaster...

Grass roots movement? Does anyone know of any organized groups who are protesting NCLB? I have read articles here and there, but I don't know of any group efforts who have had their say in front of Congress. ESPECIALLY when it comes to special education and deaf education--surely there are...

Hi! Yes, there is a lot of chatter in my state right now--lots of REGULAR education people talking about pulling their kids out of the public schools because of this crazy NCLB nonsense. Private schools are getting an earful right now! And that is just for all of the 150,000 8th graders who...

And especially a nightmare for the students! This really does a number on their self-esteem! Just think how proud of themselves they are all year--working hard, achieving goals, raising their reading levels, accomplishing higher math skills, etc.--some even doing exceptionally well by making...

Florida standardized testing I just talked to someone at FSDB and I feel a bit better about my daughter and 8th grade testing. Apparently, Florida is not doing things as my current state regarding retention based on standardized testing scores--at least not in 8th grade. I guess that means...

Hi everyone! Anyone with kids in school knows that the spring semester of each school year is full of those dreaded standardized tests. I have VERY negative feelings about the whole NCLB issue--it is intended to make sure "no child is left behind"--but it seems to me that MANY more kids ARE...

I respect that--if she is happy, than that is great. Maybe my daughter WILL marry someone deaf--that would be great! BUT--there are probably a LOT of oral deaf people who marry oral deaf people and continue to talk to each other. If not, that's fine, too. I will definitely love them all, no...

Hugs to shel90! :) Whenever I read about experiences such as yours, my heart breaks. Not being accepted as a child and teen can really affect a person's self-esteem as an adult. I am sorry that you felt out of place for so long, and the fact that you now seem to feel at home where you are now...

I love my daughter more than life itself! :) Just wanted to add that--no matter what educational path she ends up on--no matter what she ends up doing in her adult life--no matter who she dates and marries--no matter if she speaks and signs, speaks only, or signs only--no matter what--I will...

Question about "voice off" choice OK--I have met one or two people who were raised oral and, as an adult, decided to be "voice off". I can understand why in some circumstances, but not in others. I also wonder about turning off hearing, in a way, by not wearing hearing aids. My daughter...

Oh--wanted to comment about one more thing. The overall course of my daughter's education has looked like this: diagnosed with severe hearing loss (but not profoundly deaf) at 1 year old--fitted with hearing aids, began early intervention services, and just had lots of fun talking to my...

Thanks for you input! :) As I said before, we haven't had a lot of exposure to the Deaf community--a lot of what we learn about it comes from the media. And, I will admit that some of it was presented to us with a distinctly oral bias through things like AG Bell. However, there is a lot of...

Hi! Yes, I am thinking about sending her to camp this summer--most likely to one in Florida. I know about one that many FSDB students attend--looking into that. As to FSDB and the signing environment--this is what we discovered on our visit. Yes, they DO encourage it and teach it, but they...

Hi everyone! Just checking in and updating about our situation. My daughter is 13--oral deaf/hard of hearing--mainstreamed for a while but now wants to be with other deaf/hh students. We are trying to move to Florida so that she can attend the deaf school there--the move is not going so well...

My daughter is still in middle school, but I am genuinely concerned about her future in high school and beyond. She struggles academically, and has a very hard time with standardized tests. During her last IEP, I stated that I definitely want her to be on the "track" toward a true high school...