Should Deaf Students Attend Deaf Schools Using Total Communication?

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One of the main reasons why Deaf students should attend Deaf schools using Total Communication is because it’s practical. In a hearing school, Deaf students are taken out of class for a portion of the day to receive instruction from an itinerant teacher of deaf or hard of hearing (TODHH), not to mention they are in an environment in which they have to be translated to, use a language that is not their first, learn a language without properly hearing it, and/or never learn a language which is immensely important if you are Deaf. However, in Deaf schools, the opportunity is there to learn sign and to communicate and learn in the way that is easiest for them.
An additional argument for my case is the fact that ASL and other signed languages

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