Education In Deaf Schools Essay

For many years people have varied ideas on how to educate Deaf people. Currently there are at least three ways: Deaf schools, oral schools, or be mainstreamed, however, all these ways have led to controversy within Deaf people. Deaf schools are taught in the manual method. They always communicate in ASL with one another, and classes are taught in ASL. Some benefits of being in a Deaf school are that they learn ASL, letting them be a huge part of the Deaf Community. All of the faculty and staff use ASL helping students become more fluent in ASL. However, each state has a few Deaf schools, so students live in dorms during the week, and can stay or visit family during the weekend, like college. Living at the school can help the students focus more, but it can mean less time with family. Another common way to teach Deaf children is to enroll them in an Oral school. Oral schools help their students by teaching them read lips and only speak. The students have a more one-on-one connection with the teacher, but learning to talk takes many years and is very difficult. Even though they learn to speak, the teachers …show more content…
Being mainstreamed is placing a Deaf child in a public school full of hearing kids. If their are enough Deaf children then they can have their own class, but if not, then they are legally provided with an interpreter. The Deaf child can benefit from being mainstreamed because they would’ve had a huge experience with hearing people, and they are allowed to use ASL. The student, however, can feel singled out or alone, or not be provided with a certified interpreter, damaging the education. Students with success at being mainstreamed have certified interpreters, teachers who will slow down or help the student, have parents who help their child, have confidence, be fluent in ASL, and be in contact with other Deaf