Coclear Impairment

Darrow’s article was easy to read and focused on the importance of how to teach deaf students. Although I enjoyed reading it, the writer lacked to inform how students with hearing losses can differ and how this can

The advent of new technologies such as the cochlear implant will not ultimately eradicate Deaf culture. The Deaf community is too close-knit to become torn apart. Not everyone has access to these new technologies because they are not eligible for them or the price is not right for their low budgets. Similarly, not everyone will be successful with the cochlear implant and most will return to Deaf culture for the rest of their lives. However, for those who are successful, they can still be a part of Deaf culture if they are bilingual and have adequate access to the Deaf community and its members. Knowledge is power and ASL education is spreading throughout high schools and universities all over the United States. These are several factors that

(n.d.). Part one: the deaf community and cochlear implants my child can have more choices: reflections of deaf mothers on cochlear implants for their children. Cochlear Implants: Evolving Perspectives. Retrieved February 09, 2018, from http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/excerpts/CIEP.html

Sri Lanka has accepted inclusive education as a policy which shows different education reforms. Education reforms in 1997 supported the philosophy and practice of Inclusive Education. According to the concept of inclusive education, the responsibility of addressing the needs of all children has to be taken by regular education teachers. But the issues of addressing the diversity in the class room has not been addressed in teacher education programmes which develops a large number of teachers come into the education system. Spratt (2013) pointed out that teachers are not sufficiently prepared to address the student differences in school which is relevant to the Sri Lankan context. Alwis, (2000) and NEC (2003) highlight that there are no special strategies designed for the students with special needs in mainstream schools and classes and that therefore teachers in Sri Lanka are unable to cater to the requirements of children with special needs. However teachers cannot address issues related to diversity with the knowledge that they posses and the consequences will ultimately go to the children with special needs who are included in the regular class rooms. If teachers are equipped well, it may influence them to address the needs of children with special educational needs. According to Booth et al (2003) the way the teachers are empowered

However, these minute problems can be fixed over time and with care. To do this, we must first start by addressing the fact that some teachers need an incentive to give more to their students. By not helping teachers out, it is highly likely that they will not give their all in order to educate students. As a result, students fall behind and can not help themselves through the system that was initially designed to weed out the weak. The education system as it is, makes it excruciatingly difficult for students to do well because they do not fit into what is required of them. Although this may be the case, the system is not broken, and in turn, it can be fixed by first addressing the fact that teachers are not as valued as they should be. Although some teachers make it their mission to educate their students, some have a hard time putting in more time than is required of them. In doing so, students cannot get extra help if they need it and eventually end up having a hard time passing. In order to fix the system, we must first deal with the small problems that could cause a large ripple if they are

We chose to implant her first and then encouraged her to go and be with deaf people and learn about the culture, community, and American Sign Language. I wanted her to experience both worlds and then let her choose, as she desires… Her preference now is to be with deaf people. If she has a choice she will take her cochlear implant off and just sign. She knows and appreciates, however that she has the option to work with hearing people because she also has those skills,” Pamela concluded.

On the other hand, the integration of deaf children entering mainstream schools could dispense a positive change amongst deaf and hearing

Closing the achievement gap is not an easy task. However, education leaders have a moral obligation to create a system of student supports and a belief system in which all students achieve beyond the standards. A superintendent's belief system and passion need to extend outward. As you move your institution toward the goal of everyone passionately believing, as a district leader, you only hire teachers, administrators, secretaries, bus drivers, custodians and all staff members who believe this as deeply as you do. By doing this, you begin to change the culture of your institution be it a school or an entire district.

In everything we do, even if it is our best performance, there is always room for improvement. It could not be different in a career such as teaching. Teachers are always self-reflecting to analyze and evaluate their own teaching methods in order to find out what works and what needs to improve. With this information in hand, teachers can come up with strategies to improve certain areas of their teaching. There are many tools teachers can use to self-reflect. As a teacher, I will continually evaluate the effects of my professional decisions and actions on students through self-reflective journals, video recordings, students’ formal and informal assessments, peer support, student and parent evaluation, and suggestion box.

The Deaf community may or may not believe in getting hearing aids or cochlear implants, like the audiological community does. The Deaf community views cochlear implants differently and more negatively. Some people believe that the cochlear implant will help with hearing and will be beneficial in their lives. Others believe that they do not need an implant to be happy nor successful in life. In other words, they feel as if they do not need to hear to be happy. Some people are happy with the way they are and are proud of being Deaf, so they believe that a cochlear implant is unnecessary. These types of people view Deaf with the half full perspective. The audiological community views hearing aids and cochlear implants as a great idea and advancement for the Deaf. The audiological community believes implants will help the Deaf and encourages the Deaf community to grow and be more successful. The audiological community views deaf people with the half empty perspective. They see the Deaf community for what they do not have, which is extremely

There have been some reviews shown that “the barriers such as standardized testing, lack of support services, discrimination, and lack of awareness of deafness among principals in hiring positions are keeping deaf professionals out of schools.” The deaf teachers do not receive support as much as the hearing ones do, making it difficult for a deaf person to want to become a teacher and be continually motivated to complete the program to become a teacher and to ensure that they can also get a job. The journal emphasizes that the deaf students need the appropriate type of teachers, deaf teachers to be

The need to take account of the diverse needs of learners and how to promote inclusive learning

Turning the Tide: Making Life Better for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Schoolchildren by Gina Oliva and Linda Lytle has valuable information about the challenges hearing-impaired students experience in the public

When I think about teachers that I have had in the past, several different ones come to my mind. Each of these educators stands out in my mind for a variety of diverse reasons. Whether it is their sense of humor, their tactfulness, their love of the subject matter, their fanatical and sporadic behavior, or their yearning to be childish themselves, I can still remember at least one quality of every teacher I have ever encountered. Every one of these teachers conveyed subject material to their students just as they were educated and employed to do. However, I trust that every professional in the world has an abundance of opportunity for improvement; teachers could discover and improve themselves merely by having

Being a teacher is not an easy task as many people could think. To be a teacher does not only imply to know the subject to be taught, it also includes being willing to constantly improve oneself integrally, as much as updating the resources and materials one uses in teaching. Reflecting and analyzing over and over again the best way to teach to learn and how to make students to extend what has been learned. The many hours spend in the classroom will never be enough to plan lessons, prepare materials, review pupils tasks and exams, as well, all the administrative requirements one has to cover for whatever institution we work. Besides all this a good teacher, a professional one, will have to find the time to keep preparing to improve