Video Summary Of The Video 'For A Son'

The video “For a Son” follows the story of a deaf boy named Thomas and his hearing parents. Like many hearing parents they struggled with figuring out what was best for their deaf son. The father chose to interview different individuals in both the oral approach as well as individuals in the Deaf community and Deaf individuals to figure out what method would be best for Thomas. I found this video very fascinating and find this story to be very relatable and similar to other hearing parents who have deaf children. The struggle of figuring out what is best for their deaf child. Like many hearing parents, they believed that the oral approach would be best for their son. They believed that it was the only option to make him able to communicate …show more content…
I find it quite sad that they believe that their child will never live a normal life and that teaching a deaf child the oral approach will be the outlet to a happy life full of communication. I think that hearing parents who are teaching their deaf child the oral approach is doing their child a disservice by not allowing them to learn sign language. I also found it sad that deaf children’s reading level average is no greater than a fourth grade level. This is not due to the fact that they are deaf, but due to a lack of proper education. This video made it clear the struggle that many hearing parents face when they have a deaf child, which is deciding which method is best for them. It puts stress on the family because there are studies that have been proven that children should be exposed to their first language as early as five years of age, once passed that age children have a hard time mastering a language, which can be a hardship that they may never overcome. Due to the pressure to find the best method hearing parents are thought to believe medical professionals, when the first step they should take it to talk to individuals like their deaf child, the Deaf