Quiet Campus: An Inside Look @ Gallaudet

11/16/2011

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So, I am currently going through the college admissions process. As a result, I am really interested in learning about what post-SAT/COLLEGE-ESSAY/ APPLICATIONS life will be like. I am in luck because MTV just came out with Quiet Campus, a show about four students who are deaf at Gallaudet University. 
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School: Fun Facts to Learn

09/06/2011

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School: Learning Annex
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How did September come by so fast? It seems like yesterday that summer started... It's time to put away your bathing suits, ice creams and beach books and, instead, take out your textbooks. For school is starting ...

Although I wish summer could be forever, I love school. That is why I am so sad that this is my last year -- I am entering senior year. What grade are you going into? But no matter the grade or the age, having a  a hearing loss can make school difficult. Here are some interesting facts about the prevalence of hearing loss in school:
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Hearing Loss in 1 in 4 College Students

03/25/2011

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Exam Uniform @ Oxford ...
Vivat Academia!

I am about to embark on a life-changing journey. One that is so classic Americana, it was hallmarked in a movie starring Raven-Symoné in 2008. 

If you haven't guessed yet, I am going on a COLLEGE ROAD TRIP. Yep, I am to be leaving soon... 

Alas, it is not going to be quite like the 2008 movie: my mother promised me that she will not hire actors pretending to hate any of the schools. But, it does not need to be. Instead, it will be a chance for the beginning of a new path: my own course in life. 

One of the most amazing things about going to college is that it's a cauldron of diversity, brimming with experiences that I cannot even imagine yet. For instance one major part of college that I never expected is that nearly a quarter of college students suffer from hearing loss. 
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Deaf History Month: March 13 to April 15

03/23/2011

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Deaf History Month: March 13-April 15
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I am so tired; I finally finished ALL of my exams!!! I had missed three of them last week due to being sick, so my school decided to have me finish my exams over Spring Break. Yep, I spent my first free sunny days memorizing Newton's Third Law, Lincoln's thoughts on Reconstruction, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and so forth... 

Don't get me wrong: I LOVE English, Science and History. Seriously! After all, I am the girl whose mother thought she was insane when she started saying things like, "It is as soft as a buttercup" because that was how people in Colonial America spoke. Promise you won't tell ... :)

In case you were wondering, Abe Lincoln was in favor of the 10% Plan, which decreed that a state would only be reintegrated into the Union following the Civil War when 10 percent [Hence the name!!!] of its population took an oath of allegiance to the United States of America and pledged to abide the Emancipation Proclamation.

In my opinion, this ingenious plan only underscores the fact that Abe is "da man!" I mean, not only did he sign the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, he also ratified the charter for Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. on April 8, 1864, creating the first university for people who are deaf/hoh in the WORLD!!! 
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What do deaf/hoh kids in France do? How do they speak French?

03/17/2010

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Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

So ... today is my LAST day of EXAMS! Thank God! OMG, so we had to study for French, English, Math and Science. It was exhausting that I am gonna go to sleep soon ... :)

Anyways, specifically I wanted to talk about Foreign Languages:

I have been taking French, since 5th grade, yet it was a struggle to be allowed to take French! In 4th grade, when my fellow students were choosing between parler fraçais or habla español, my school and I was told that I could NEVER speak French because of my hearing loss by my IT! Well my response was, 'What do deaf/hoh kids in France do? How do they speak French?"

Of course, I am learning how to speak French!

I am not saying that it is 100% easy to study a language if you are deaf/hoh; however, I think a lot of stuff is hard with a hearing loss. Going back to my French exam, on the exam is a listening section. Sure it sucks, especially with having a hearing loss; however, my teacher is great because she reads the listening section, rather than having me listen to some machine with grainy sound. 

Well, I guess what I am trying to say is: What do you guys do for foreign languages? How do you do the listening section of your Exams? Do you do anything different than the rest of your class? 

COMMENT!!!!!!

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