Comments on: Homecoming Weekend http://www.michaelchorost.com/blog/2008/10/19/homecoming-weekend/ Michael Chorost, author of <i>Rebuilt</i>, on cochlear implants Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:20:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Mac http://www.michaelchorost.com/blog/2008/10/19/homecoming-weekend/#comment-2666 Mac Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:48:12 +0000 http://www.michaelchorost.com/blog/2008/10/19/homecoming-weekend/#comment-2666 Wow, they allow you to have a cat in the Gallaudet dorms? Very cool. "It’s great to have interpreters voicing what the students are signing, because it means that for the first time in my teaching career, I have full auditory access to classroom discussions." I'm not sure what this means: is it that you have one voice in one place to listen to rather than different voices through the classroom? Wow, they allow you to have a cat in the Gallaudet dorms? Very cool.

“It’s great to have interpreters voicing what the students are signing, because it means that for the first time in my teaching career, I have full auditory access to classroom discussions.”

I’m not sure what this means: is it that you have one voice in one place to listen to rather than different voices through the classroom?

]]> By: Shari http://www.michaelchorost.com/blog/2008/10/19/homecoming-weekend/#comment-2579 Shari Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:24:53 +0000 http://www.michaelchorost.com/blog/2008/10/19/homecoming-weekend/#comment-2579 I've been "hearing" your name through blogosphere, so I thought I'd better visit sometime. Been meaning to read your book, too. I promise I'll look it up the next time I go to the library. Glad you are getting over that cold. ASL and oralism/audism...I hope there's a happy medium. I am culturally hearing because that's the way I was brought up. I do have a CI, newly implanted in July. Well, I'm sure I'll be back to visit soon. I’ve been “hearing” your name through blogosphere, so I thought I’d better visit sometime. Been meaning to read your book, too. I promise I’ll look it up the next time I go to the library.

Glad you are getting over that cold.

ASL and oralism/audism…I hope there’s a happy medium. I am culturally hearing because that’s the way I was brought up. I do have a CI, newly implanted in July.

Well, I’m sure I’ll be back to visit soon.

]]> By: Kate http://www.michaelchorost.com/blog/2008/10/19/homecoming-weekend/#comment-2504 Kate Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:58:04 +0000 http://www.michaelchorost.com/blog/2008/10/19/homecoming-weekend/#comment-2504 I was wondering where the heck you were! I knew you were at Gallaudet but you've been incognito- Have you heard of a nettie pot or a nasal irrigator? You can get it at the grocery store and trust me, it'll help 100% with the sinus issue. Also, I agree with Dr. Tucker- as the mom of a child with a CI (who has attended MSD), we do feel it is important that while we pursue an oral approach,(again everybody's journey is different-my son was born a hearing child and lost his hearing due to illness) we still embrace ASL and deaf culture and NEED it in our everyday life. I wish I could come out to Gallaudet and see you- you & Josh wanna come out to the Maryland suburbs for dinnner??? I was wondering where the heck you were! I knew you were at Gallaudet but you’ve been incognito- Have you heard of a nettie pot or a nasal irrigator? You can get it at the grocery store and trust me, it’ll help 100% with the sinus issue.

Also, I agree with Dr. Tucker- as the mom of a child with a CI (who has attended MSD), we do feel it is important that while we pursue an oral approach,(again everybody’s journey is different-my son was born a hearing child and lost his hearing due to illness) we still embrace ASL and deaf culture and NEED it in our everyday life.

I wish I could come out to Gallaudet and see you- you & Josh wanna come out to the Maryland suburbs for dinnner???

]]> By: Sharon Pajka-West http://www.michaelchorost.com/blog/2008/10/19/homecoming-weekend/#comment-2490 Sharon Pajka-West Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:18:28 +0000 http://www.michaelchorost.com/blog/2008/10/19/homecoming-weekend/#comment-2490 Loved the post.... I'm glad you're enjoying teaching. Even if you're twenty years older than everyone else in the room, keep going to the parties. I think that may be the secret to learning a new language. Loved the post….
I’m glad you’re enjoying teaching. Even if you’re twenty years older than everyone else in the room, keep going to the parties. I think that may be the secret to learning a new language.

]]> By: annie http://www.michaelchorost.com/blog/2008/10/19/homecoming-weekend/#comment-2441 annie Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:17:36 +0000 http://www.michaelchorost.com/blog/2008/10/19/homecoming-weekend/#comment-2441 Thanks for the update on your class. Hope you start feeling better soon. Thanks for the update on your class. Hope you start feeling better soon.

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