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Lourdes Tollette Date: Wed Jan 6, 1999 11:05 pm Subject: Re: Deaf Schools in Boston | ||||||||||||
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Val, Ha ha ha I remember the sign for Clark was a C-handshape with the other hand moving up and down inside the C, to show the tongue wagging inside the mouth. That because they are very strong oral. And Very STRONG against ASL. They just don't believe ASL at all. And even Their parents against ASL. Their parents never allow their deaf child to use ASL at their home or anyplace. I remember I spend the night with my friend who from Clark School. Her parent found out I sign to her and told me not come to her home anymore because I sign. They say, ASL is very BAD. Jeez!! Val, You ask me this question: Did you go to the Clark School for the Deaf in Massachusetts? Me? Oh no no no, No way! Because I always hate Clark School for the Deaf. But I have a lot good friends who from Clark School. A lot deaf people graduate from Clark School and ask me to teach them ASL or ask other their friend who already know ASL and help them to learn ASL. I just hate Clark School systems. That school force deaf student must perfect talk as like hearing people. I played against Clark School for the deaf for basketball. I beat them many time. ;-) I am from Boston School for the Deaf in Massachusetts. Clark School and Boston School are about 2 hours away. Boston School for the deaf are the same as Clark School for the Deaf rules but We still doing ASL when adult counselor or teacher not around. We just have to be very careful because if we sign then adult counselor or teacher will hit on hand by ruler. After I gradate from B.S.D and now I hear that they start Total Commucation. Lourdes -----Original Message----- From: Valerie Sutton [SMTP:] Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 4:15 PM To: SignWriting List Subject: Deaf Schools in Boston Lourdes wrote: >I am deaf and grew up oral school ( Boston School for the Deaf) but Most >deaf people in my school are hiding place somewhere so we can use basic ASL >that we are not suppose to do that. _______________ Hi Lourdes! Did you go to the Clark School for the Deaf in Massachusetts? I lived and worked in Boston, where I taught DanceWriting in the Dance Department of the Boston Conservatory of Music from 1976-1979. I remember hearing about the Clark School for the Deaf at that time. I remember the sign for Clark was a C-handshape with the other hand moving up and down inside the C, to show the tongue wagging inside the mouth. Clark School for the Deaf was an oral school, and ASL was forbidden. I had SignWriting at that time, but did not know how to establish it in the USA, and Clark School, of course, was not interested! Valerie :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valerie Sutton at the DAC Deaf Action Committee for SW SignWriting https://www.SignWriting.org Center For Sutton Movement Writing an educational nonprofit organization Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ||||||||||||
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