Deaf Culture Reaction Paper
Shayda Ashraf
ASL 65 Prof. Lopez
Deaf Reaction Paper
I attended the Open House on November 12, Veteran’s Day at the School for the Deaf in Fremont. This was the first open house I attended at the school. It was a real, thoughtful and enjoyable experience for me. I arrived pretty early, at 9:30am. The school is very large and appears even larger when I got there. There were lots of people walking around and registering for the event. I stopped in to register and get some feedback on what to do first. I was advised to get my free ticket to the variety show that was starting at 10:30am. Once they run out of tickets you miss out on the event. I was familiar with how popular the events are at the school so I did that first.
Now, I had a bit of time to explore the school. I went by myself so I didn’t have anyone to sign with. I looked at all the tables and displays outside first. I really enjoyed all the gift baskets they had set up to give out for their raffles. I wanted a cup of coffee so I went to that booth. I was able to sign with the people there about wanting coffee and even Equal sugar. I felt a bit nervous at first but as I got to practice some I felt more comfortable. By this time I ran into some other students from the class to hang out with. It was great to have some company and competence on my side. I really find I need to practice more to strengthen my ASL skills. I went indoors and observed some of the tours that were taking place with other’s via ASL. I really enjoyed watching the children in their classrooms working with their teachers. Some of them were so expressive and even yelled and talked. I never been in a setting where the little ones were signing with their teachers and eating, learning and playing in class. My heart was really touched by all the hard work being done by all. The teachers had utmost patience and involvement with their students. I could really tell they enjoyed their jobs and working with the
ASL 65 Prof. Lopez
Deaf Reaction Paper
I attended the Open House on November 12, Veteran’s Day at the School for the Deaf in Fremont. This was the first open house I attended at the school. It was a real, thoughtful and enjoyable experience for me. I arrived pretty early, at 9:30am. The school is very large and appears even larger when I got there. There were lots of people walking around and registering for the event. I stopped in to register and get some feedback on what to do first. I was advised to get my free ticket to the variety show that was starting at 10:30am. Once they run out of tickets you miss out on the event. I was familiar with how popular the events are at the school so I did that first.
Now, I had a bit of time to explore the school. I went by myself so I didn’t have anyone to sign with. I looked at all the tables and displays outside first. I really enjoyed all the gift baskets they had set up to give out for their raffles. I wanted a cup of coffee so I went to that booth. I was able to sign with the people there about wanting coffee and even Equal sugar. I felt a bit nervous at first but as I got to practice some I felt more comfortable. By this time I ran into some other students from the class to hang out with. It was great to have some company and competence on my side. I really find I need to practice more to strengthen my ASL skills. I went indoors and observed some of the tours that were taking place with other’s via ASL. I really enjoyed watching the children in their classrooms working with their teachers. Some of them were so expressive and even yelled and talked. I never been in a setting where the little ones were signing with their teachers and eating, learning and playing in class. My heart was really touched by all the hard work being done by all. The teachers had utmost patience and involvement with their students. I could really tell they enjoyed their jobs and working with the