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     The fact that deaf schools are slowly becoming less and less makes me angry and concerned. The simple fact that some have a good reputation and others have a bad one, well the same can be said about both public and private school for hearing children. "Not residential schools for the deaf are stat-run; some operate with very little government funding" (175). First off, I think it's pathetic that the school for the deaf don't receive the money they need to provide the children with a good solid education. Here in America we help with all kinds of people who got themselves in trouble, but we barely help those who have disabilities. I myself am active in the Kentucky State Department of the Blind. As the years go by funding for the department keeps getting lower and lower and the same is happening for the deaf. If anything people with disabilities should be getting the most help, especially when it comes to education. It is children's future on the line, an education is needed to be successful!
     I completely understand that parents want their children to be normal and to fit in. Some public school have amazing programs for the deaf, and other not so much. I myself am not a parent, but when I do become one I want my child to be comfortable in the environment, comfortable with themselves, and have a great education. Being normal of fitting in is not the most important thing. After all, what is normal these days? Some parents (not all) through their kids into a public school because it works out best for them, not so much for their kid.

Works Cited

Morre, S. Matthew, and Linda Levitan. For Hearing People Only. 3rd Ed. Rochester, New York: MSM Productions, Ltd.,2003.Print.