The Benefits Of Hearing Screening

While at St. Catherine’s Catholic School, providing the hearing screenings to all of the kids was a very fun and great learning experience. It was fun to interact with all of the kids in such a wide age range, and to see how excited they were to simply have their hearing tested. It was also really rewarding when we had the principal come down and visit at one point and express to us how grateful and excited he was that we were at the school providing the hearing screenings for the kids. He mentioned how some of these kids would probably not have a chance to ever receive a hearing screening outside of this experience, and it was nice to learn that our work was appreciated and well accepted.
One screening that I remember in particular was a …show more content…
This was so frustrating to hear. Who is he to decide that his students do not get to receive a hearing screening and take that opportunity away from them? It was even more frustrating to watch when all of the kids were raising their hands and stating that they wanted to get their hearing tested and after the principal came down and said how grateful he was that we were there. By the teacher withholding this opportunity, he could have potentially had a child with a hearing loss be overlooked and not helped. I do not think he was doing this intentionally by any means, but I do think that he was uneducated on the subject. Perhaps before Marquette Audiology goes to the school, the teachers could receive an email or memo stating how important it is for these kids to have their hearing screened, and that if offered, they should comply. This way, a situation like this could be prevented in the future. Overall this experience was very great and I enjoyed conducting so many hearing screening on the kids, and I like to think that they enjoyed having us there