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Okay, I can accept that. I don't really feel there should be any publicly viewable area where people disdain (albeit unintentionally) other people, but I understand that it's like a living room to you, where you can fully express yourself. If that is how you feel, so be it, but I really hope...

I really am not taking it personally, or even trying to defend my specific class. I am trying to show how cruel and hurtful your words are to kids in special Ed. You guys do realize when you say "dumping ground" that it implies all the other kids in the program are trash? And maybe no one...

I guess I wasn't clear--I meant that you should use ASL while reading to students at a young age to help them develop good language skills and then, when it comes time to formally start learning the technical rules (like when to use - ing and -ly,) you explain in ASL. Not so very different from...

I have to say, as a Special Education teacher, I am a little offended. I observe and assess my students every single day, record information, and do my very best to provide them work that is equivalent to their needs. I have no doubt that you had a bad experience in Special Ed--there are some...

I majored in World Religious Studies and went on to teach special needs kids. Get what you enjoy in college--as long as you have a degree there will still be tons of jobs open to you. You can even teach other subjects with an Art Degree, all you have to do is take a written test on them. Then...

Vulpixii, I would suggest you seek out Deaf people in your community and talk to them directly. Also, search Amazon for books written by Deaf people. There are plenty of materials out there that are not slanted toward implants. Also check out Gallaudet's Cochlear Implant Education Center.

I don't believe in banning books from the public in general, but I do believe in limiting books in school libraries and especially limiting books on the "suggested reading list" when it comes to graphic sex. Note the emphasis on graphic sex. I don't believe anything should be banned based on...

They may be trying to be politically correct. I work with differently abled kids, and whenever we go out people "look without looking." They may just not fully understand your situation and, since they don't know you well, aren't sure whether you would take them looking right at you as...

In all honesty, the English language itself isn't the most efficient of languages. That sentence being the perfect example. I could have said: English isn't very efficient. I do believe that learning to read (silently) and write in English is good skill if you are planning to work in the US...

While I agree it's annoying when people constantly refer to ASL as a "Beautiful language" (no matter how poor the signing) just because it seems like a politically correct adjective (I actually wrote a blog post on that very topic), I don't think it is totally fair to criticize someone for...

I sadly must agree with the horror stories above, though it can also be rewarding. I teach differently abled kids simply because general education English made me want to quit in a year. As for your hearing loss being am issue ... I have seen people discriminated against for less. Principals...

I agree totally, since language development at this stage is so very important. I wish there could at the very least be dedicated programs for Deaf childern within general schools (such as a dedicated wing with bilingual ASL/English teaching) but, unfortunately, the Least Restrictive...

I would also be overjoyed to practice with other beginners or very patient advanced signers. Skype Account: AmoryPuck If you are in the Dallas area and would like to meet face to face, that is awesome! I would love to start up a weekly voice off get together between the two of us, or just...

I taught 9th and 12th grade general education English last year and I will tell you that MANY hearing people have similar difficulties when learning proper English. Even after fifteen years of hearing English Language Arts instruction, 75% of my eighteen year old students could not form a...

Hey guys, My name is Puck (It' a nickname--don't ask. My real name is Michelle) and I am a hearing individual who is beginning the Sign Language Interpreter's program at Tarrant County College next Spring. Right now I am taking lower level sign classes at the Dallas Deaf Action Center and in...