Gallaudet University

The foundation for Gallaudet first began in 1856 when Amos Kendall donated two acres of land in Washington, D.C. for a school and housing to be built for twelve deaf and six blind students. In 1857, Kendall convinced Congress to incorporate what was then known as the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind. The first superintendent was to be Edward Miner Gallaudet, the son of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet who founded the first school for the Deaf in the United States.…

Movement Gallaudet University is a prestigious university for the Deaf and hearing impaired. The university’s history goes back as far as 100 plus years with educating the Deaf and hearing. In 1988, students, faculty, and alumni of the university protested in opposition to a hearing person being positioned as president. Newly elected president, Elisabeth A. Zinser, was chosen over 2 other candidates whom were Deaf. This choice led to protests brought upon by angry students of Gallaudet…

also the President of her Junior Class, and captain of the volleyball, basketball and lacrosse teams. (Chainkof). Like everyone else, deaf individuals have their rights as a human being and they need to be protected. In 1975 the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was passed. “IDEA is a federal law which seeks to make sure that students with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education”(Illinois Legal Aid, 1). The child’s educational services and placement must be…

Education is easily one of the most taken for granted privileges of the modern world. What is seen now as a form of mental torture by the average student was not even an option for people with hearing disabilities for a long time. Before the early 19th century, it was believed by a large percentage of the U.S. population that deaf individuals could not be educated. This was primarily because hearing people could not communicate with deaf people. Because of the communication barrier, unfair…

In a discussion about the paradigms of public education, Ken Burns addresses the controversial topic of cultural education. Public education is experiencing a time of confusion in helping children develop cultural identity so the new generation can continue to play an important role in globalization. This confusion causes an immediate reaction: continue to do what has been done in the past--instruct children to work hard, do well, and earn a college degree, then they will get a job. Many…

observed many children who have dropped out of college because they were not ready for the freedom of being on their own. I remember my next door neighbor only let her son attend a local community college. The other children attended colleges and universities far away from home, but he went to school nearby. The reason behind that is because his mom wanted to make sure her child was prepared for college mentally. She didn’t want her son to drop out because of parties, and not keeping up…

According to E. Allen and J. Seaman (2013) in 2013, 32 percent of college/university students were participating in one or more online courses. In an article “Revolution hits the universities” by T. Friedman (2013), he explains how MOOCs will revolutionize the method of education in the next few years. This will create an easy access/low cost method of delivering education to students around the world. With some of the best universities already offering courses thru this platform, soon we…

The Desire for “More” Derives from School In every classroom, there are an abundance of different students that attend school for several reasons. Some of those reasons may be to graduate and venture to college, to play sports in college, to get a brighter education, or just to receive their diploma at the end of one’s twelve year-period of struggle and chaos. Each person has a goal that is different than another’s, but there are some students who struggle with the question of why to stay in…

Hardwork. Dedication. No reward One of these doesn’t seem to connect with the others. If you are a working hard and dedicated to what you do, shouldn’t you receive a reward. That thought goes through the heads of college athletes, everyday. They live this story, putting in hard work and time into playing for their school, yet they receive nothing. All these athletes play for the organization known as the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the NCAA for short. The NCAA is a…

Resume Their Educational Pursuits in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina by authors Theresa Philips and Barber Herlihy a “student departure from higher education is a major phenomenon that has many implications for students as well as colleges and universities” (Philips,…