Should Sign Language be part of the standard curriculum?

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GirlGuy

Answer 1

BabyPagan

Xper 6

I believe so. I've been learning sign language and I've been teaching my daughter. Learning it enables us to communicate with those who use it, as well as communicate between ourselves. she's a toddler so she doesn't understand some things but using sign language enables her to tell us what she wants even if she doesn't know the word or how to explain. It will also help me as sometimes, usually when I'm over stressed or nervous, I dont talk so being able to talk in another way is super useful. Being able to use sign language allows us to be able to include those who can't speak or hear, being excluded is no fun for any age.

I hope all that made sense, I'm not sure if I answered your question properly but I think it should be taught. ❤

Garlan

10 mo
I know sign language too. And it's really easy for kids to learn it because is more intuitive and less abstract than sounds

Answer 2

Garlan

I know sign language too. And it's really easy for kids to learn it because is more intuitive and less abstract than sounds

Answer 3

Anonymous

Maybe. I think they should offer more choices of it in school. I’ve never heard of a high school or middle school offering it. But I don’t know if it should be apart of the standard curriculum. I think there’s more Spanish speakers in America than deaf people. Still a lot of deaf people though. Plus if someone goes deaf, and they already learned ASL in school then that’d be easier for them. Maybe we should teach both Spanish and ASL to people from a young age? I don’t know.

Answer 4

MissKittyz

Yoda

It shouldn't be a mandatory course but I do wish it was a course you could take though if you wanted to. I'll have to learn it since my fiancé has a very high chance of turning deaf after he has his surgery. I'm also a nurse and have met people who are deaf so that could have helped me to communicate with them better as well.

Answer 5

LuWe22 | 162 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Guru

I don't any deaf people or people that can't speak. If the times comes I will learn it. But I did not needed it in school and I'm now five years out of school and did not really remember much about languages I learned, mathematics I learned and other topics you did not really use in a normal daily life or at work.

Answer 6

morimeme1 | 53 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Explorer

Yes, at least the basics or as an optional course. That would be amazing.

Answer 7

MannMitAntworten | 106 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Guru

I have never had a ise for it as most deaf people can write. Still, I have only ever lnown two deaf individuals in contrast to meeting a shit ton of people who speak various different languages with Spanish likely being most common. Still, hate for that to be compulsory as I haven't an ear for Spanish.

Answer 8

Alistar88

Xper 5

I think it should be, I am in positions where I wish they would of taught me cause I would feel so much better talking to a mute/deaf person when the time arises. Plus we never know if we are going to birth a disabled child who may need it and would help everyone out

Answer 9

Twenty2 | 84 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Yoda

Yup! Because it's practical exam would be super easy if the student knows the teacher as there's nothing to do.

Garlan

10 mo
XD
I knew some one would say this eventually

Answer 10

Garlan

XD
I knew some one would say this eventually

Answer 11

WintersDaughter

Xper 5

I love sign language, I used to sign as a child because I hated speaking. I'm re learning it because I've forgotten some

Answer 12

Shuri

Xper 6

No, stop adding things to school that isn’t necessary. Kids these days don’t even want to read an article but you think they’re going to learn to sign? Yeah right.

Angie221994

10 mo
lol. It’s not unnecessary. You’re the one that just assumed deaf people don’t exist? Also? Something unnecessary is like Advanced Calculus.
Shuri

10 mo
I literally didn’t assume hat lol, don’t make things up jus because I’m right and you’re in your tiny feelings about it.

It’s unnecessary. How many times is someone ever going to need to sign something to someone? I’ve actually used calculus outside of school.

Sign language is only necessary for people who are related to deaf people or who come in contact with them on a regular basis which is NOT most people. Tis facts. Get over it.
Angie221994

10 mo
You’re not right about anything. Lol and no. Sign language can be necessary for anyone who lives where there’s a deaf community. I used to live in a small border town in Texas, where there was a pretty big deaf community. And when I tried applying to jobs, ALMOST ALL OF THEM required you to know sign language. I moved later on to another part of Texas. I tried applying at call centers, ALL of them required me to know Spanish. It depends on location. Not if you’re related to the person.
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Angie221994

10 mo
Also. No normal person uses calculus outside of school. Basic math, sure. But not calculus.
Shuri

10 mo
Just because you don’t use it doesn’t mean others don’t. But last I checked, advanced calculus isn’t part of the standard curriculum so your point is still moot. In fact, most states give you a variety of math courses to choose from just like you get a variety of foreign language to choose from. If you are always around someone who uses ASL, odds are you are going to pick it up from them just like if your parents speak both English and Spanish then you pick up both languages from them.

Kids don’t even learn their foreign language at school. How much Spanish or French or German can you speak from those classes you took in school?

Mmm, that’s what I thought. You clearly know nothing about the education system but if you’d like to continue to be wrong then who am I to stop you?
Garlan

10 mo
Woah ladies... chill down. Let's keep things civil, ok?
Angie221994

10 mo
Actually it is part of average curriculum. I don't know if you went to a special high school for dumb people but I had to take it junior year.
Angie221994

10 mo
And actually, I learned Spanish in high school and still speak in now that I’m 25 sooo.
Angie221994

10 mo
But if you’d like to continue being wrong, be my guest
Garlan

10 mo
Please don't scale the comments.

Answer 13

Angie221994

lol. It’s not unnecessary. You’re the one that just assumed deaf people don’t exist? Also? Something unnecessary is like Advanced Calculus.

Answer 14

Shuri

I literally didn’t assume hat lol, don’t make things up jus because I’m right and you’re in your tiny feelings about it.

It’s unnecessary. How many times is someone ever going to need to sign something to someone? I’ve actually used calculus outside of school.

Sign language is only necessary for people who are related to deaf people or who come in contact with them on a regular basis which is NOT most people. Tis facts. Get over it.

Answer 15

Angie221994

You’re not right about anything. Lol and no. Sign language can be necessary for anyone who lives where there’s a deaf community. I used to live in a small border town in Texas, where there was a pretty big deaf community. And when I tried applying to jobs, ALMOST ALL OF THEM required you to know sign language. I moved later on to another part of Texas. I tried applying at call centers, ALL of them required me to know Spanish. It depends on location. Not if you’re related to the person.

Answer 16

Angie221994

Also. No normal person uses calculus outside of school. Basic math, sure. But not calculus.

Answer 17

Shuri

Just because you don’t use it doesn’t mean others don’t. But last I checked, advanced calculus isn’t part of the standard curriculum so your point is still moot. In fact, most states give you a variety of math courses to choose from just like you get a variety of foreign language to choose from. If you are always around someone who uses ASL, odds are you are going to pick it up from them just like if your parents speak both English and Spanish then you pick up both languages from them.

Kids don’t even learn their foreign language at school. How much Spanish or French or German can you speak from those classes you took in school?

Mmm, that’s what I thought. You clearly know nothing about the education system but if you’d like to continue to be wrong then who am I to stop you?

Answer 18

Garlan

Woah ladies... chill down. Let's keep things civil, ok?

Answer 19

Angie221994

Actually it is part of average curriculum. I don't know if you went to a special high school for dumb people but I had to take it junior year.

Answer 20

Angie221994

And actually, I learned Spanish in high school and still speak in now that I’m 25 sooo.

Answer 21

Angie221994

But if you’d like to continue being wrong, be my guest

Answer 22

Garlan

Please don't scale the comments.

Answer 23

dploegjeexx

Xper 5

Yes! I’d love to learn signlanguage. Schools should give us more options, school are so outdated sometimes😭

Answer 24

eshedd

Xper 6

I’m glad I took sign language instead of Latin or Spanish

Answer 25

someginger | 58 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Yoda

I think it definitely should be a choice to do in school,

Answer 26

Jersey2 | 68 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Yoda

An elective perhaps. Training should be delivered by video to save money.

Answer 27

A-man-22 | 64 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Explorer

No, it's unnecessary.
Yes, people who are deaf exist.
Though it's such a small part of the population that it would be a waste of time to teach. Most people would never get to use it.

Garlan

10 mo
How about the idea of having it as an extracurricular course?
A-man-22

10 mo
Yes, definitely.
Not mandatory but definitely as a choice option.

Answer 28

Garlan

How about the idea of having it as an extracurricular course?

Answer 29

A-man-22

Yes, definitely.
Not mandatory but definitely as a choice option.

Answer 30

douride2 | 274 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Master

My mother is deaf & for some reason everyone thinks I can sign. Mom can read lips across a noisy room

Answer 31

YHL6965 | 154 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Guru

No, there are better and more useful things to learn.

Answer 32

codycccccccccc

Yoda

We had a kid in are school with no hearing so we did learn a bit

Answer 33

Anonymous

If we force one language we would then need to start making sure we cover all other groups who feel left out. It's unmanagable.

Answer 34

lsjr16 | 103 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Xper 7

It should be cause it is unique and it is a form of communication which people should learn like Spanish and other languages

Answer 35

MolluscanOverlord

Xper 4

Yes, I think it's important to be able to talk with all humans.

Answer 36

BlackMex

Xper 3

Nah because when I get older my child might cus me out in sign language 😂

Answer 37

TacosRAwesome | 352 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Master

Yes at least as an optional course.

Answer 38

AshleyMadison00

Xper 7

Run into all kinds of people

Answer 39

Yessir12

Xper 4

Why exactly? No, I don’t think so.

Answer 40

ZeussLightningBolt

Master

That would be nice, YES

Answer 41

name_is_eric | 258 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Guru

That could be useful.

Answer 42

pizzalovershouse | 262 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Guru

for most who beed it like deaf an other languages

Answer 43

Justbeyouandbehappy_

Xper 6

That would be so cool!

Answer 44

megaman242

Explorer

Yes i see no reason for it to not be

Answer 45

Minato157

Xper 5

Some stupid bitch said yes

Answer 46

mermaidia_lol

Yoda

not mandatory tho

Answer 47

Liam_Hayden | 348 opinions shared on Education & Career topic.

Guru

As an elective, yes.

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