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Hey all, So I'm finding myself in a bit of a problem; I've decided I want to be a teacher for Deaf kids (I absolutely ADORE both English and ASL, so teaching literature in Sign Language [and essentially hopefully inspire more people to go all Writing-Nerd-style--oh, I'm devious] sounds like...

That is so bizarre. Jeez. I guess I can sort of understand a less-extreme version: sometimes, I'm jealous of Deaf people, mainly because noise can be so cumbersome, intrusive, and obnoxious. Hearing people can't go anywhere without being bombarded with advertisements, other people's...

I learned the REAL sign for the word "say"! Apparently, for the past six months, I've been signing something really dirty. Oops! No wonder my ASL I teacher sometimes gave me such weird looks! :lol:

Maybe this isn't the best way to make friends here, by announcing that my subconscious (and quite possibly part of my conscious mind) is a total jerk and by being ignorant, but dang it, this really, really bothers me. So last night I had a really bizarre dream. In it, my Deaf professor and I...

Eek. So many people have so much to say on the topic! I hesitate even to post, but, still, here I go. If an Audism policy is implemented, I think a very clear definition of the term should be included, as well as what is not acceptable amid the policy. There seems to be much, much more to...

It'd probably be obvious to someone in the Deaf community, however, I'm as naive as they come! =) I'll endeavor to keep an open mind.

Hmm, methinks I may be sinning through ignorance here. I looked up Audism for a more accurate definition, watched "Redefining Deaf", and I'm still confused! Clearly I'm ignorant. Argh. Where I'm coming from is, having read these comments and personal stories about teachers who simply didn't...

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From the other side of the fence... As a hearing student who is doing the opposite, taking sign language classes from hearing and Deaf teachers, I too have experienced how a hearing teacher can restrict her students! I took an ASL I class with a Hearing instructor, the head honcho of the...