Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations

Dianrez Says It Best!
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations "Parents will find out as their child grows that it's more important to nurture his intellect and his talents than to worry about his hearing and that it's not all that hard to do so." DianrezSource: [link] said! Clean and pure and simple! I hope that parents will come into full realisation and second Dianrez wholeheartedly.
Culture Fri, Jun 26 2009

"Evict stereotypes," he said.
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations Not only did many statesmen and scholars around the world find President Obama's conduct in his trip in the Middle East last week very presidential and respectful, but also they were awed by his being a man of high learning. That is something that the former president George W. Bush lacked thereof. They were equally awed by Obama's speech at Cairo University in Egypt ...
Audism Education Culture Mon, Jun 08 2009
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What is quite eye-catching in tomorrow's Washington Post's...
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations What is quite eye-catching in tomorrow's Washington Post's supplement, Parade, is the title of an article: What People Earn: Our Annual Report. When you turn on page 6, the first blurb of the article that stares at you is something that you will not like. Are you ready? On the blurb is Speech Therapists as amongst the Bright Spots in the Job Market. It cites:Speech...
Media Education Tech Sat, Apr 11 2009

Aristotle the First Audist
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations Audism does NOT mean "against hearing and speaking."Audism means "the superior attiutude of some hearing people towards deaf people, especially those who use sign language. In Latin, audire means "to hear"People with the attitude of audism are called audists. Some audistic teachers and parents influence some of oralists negatively about sign language. In turn, oralis...
Audism Wed, Apr 01 2009

Careful! Wikipedia Is NOT an Authorative Encyclopedia.
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations It is quite taxing to see more and more college-educated deaf people in DeafRead use the information from Wikipedia. A university professor would give an F on a student's term paper if the information was cited or quoted from Wikipedia.Wikipedia is NOT an authoriative encyclopedia.To learn more about the unauthoriativeness of Wikipedia in general as well as about the...
Language Culture Sat, Mar 28 2009
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Birthright of children
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations For deaf children's birthright, please sign the petition www.dbcusa.orgIt is wrong to be neutral.Meaning what? You agree to sign the petition If you disagree, you can be perfectly free to set up a petition, declaring that deaf children virtually have no birthright.
Language Audism Education Thu, Mar 12 2009

Dr.Paddy Ladd
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations LCCF Edward Miner Gallaudet Award, for recognition of national or international leaders for promoting the well-being of deaf people--Dr. Paddy Ladd (United Kingdom) Paddy is a senior lecturer and director of research programs at the University of Bristol in England. His primary work has been developing a formal framework for new concepts of deafhood and deaf culture. ...
Higher Education Culture Thu, Mar 05 2009

A Demonstration in France!
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations Eric Lawin of France) has kindly permitted me to post two links of a videoclip of the demonstration for the bilingual education rights for deaf French children. In the clip, you will see deaf French children sign in LSF (French Sign Language) not only in the demonstration but also in an interview in LSF! [link]
Education Culture Mon, Mar 02 2009

Dr. Rosyln Rosen Says:
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations Dr. Rosyln Rosen says: On deaf children’s language rights:"Nowadays my stance on pediatric cochlear implants as well as the NAD’s has changed. My position now is that technological advances may be formidable but these are not ultimate panaceas. Paramount is the deaf child’s birthright and human right to language, i.e., ASL and English. To deny that right is tantamount...
Higher Education Language Education Tech Culture Wed, Dec 17 2008

In Responce to MZ's Blog Post
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations MZ,In your blog entry, Against ASL and Deaf Culture, you say,"If someone is fluent in ASL, how can using the language show the person biased? I would think if one is against ASL, the person won’t be using this language at all. Would that make more sense?"If I follow your logic (vid.supra), you claim that Alexander Graham Bell (AGB) was not biased against ASL and Deaf ...
Language Culture Mon, Nov 24 2008

Two AGB Conferences in the Summer of 2009
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations "Save the Date! AG Bell 2009 Listening and Spoken Language SymposiumFrom July 23 to 25, 2009, AG Bell will host its 2009 Listening and Spoken Language Symposium at the Union Station Marriott in St. Louis, Mo.AG Bell’s Listening and Spoken Language Symposium highlights cutting-edge topics in the field of deaf education and research, and offers listening and spoken lang...
Language Education Thu, Nov 20 2008

Most Feared by the American Deaf
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations George W. VeditzDr. Jack R. Gannon quotes what Veditz says aboutAlexander Graham Bell:____George W. Veditz, a deaf teacher, called Alexander Graham Bell the Americanmost feared by deaf people, saying"...he comes in the guise of a friend, and [is], therefore, the most to be feared enemy of the American deaf, past and present. "__________________________________________...
Audism Art and Storytelling Culture Thu, Nov 20 2008

Thus Spake Alexander Graham Bell
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations Alexander Graham Bell_________Then again people do not understand the mental condition of a person who cannot speak and who thinks in gestures. He is sometimes looked upon as a sort of monstrosity, to be stared at and avoided.________________________The segregation of deaf-mutes, the use of the sign language, and the employment of deaf teachers produce an environment ...
Language Audism Tue, Nov 18 2008

"I am tired of teachers who cannot...."
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations Dr. George DetmoldDean of CASGallaudet University________________________I am tired of meeting teachers of the deaf who do not now how to sign and who cannot understand what their students are saying. If I were preparing to teach in a German school, I would want to be sure I know German!Dr. George Detmold*Dean of CASGannon (1981), 403__________________________________...
Higher Education Language Audism Education Culture Mon, Nov 17 2008

The First Liberator of Deaf Europeans
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations L'Abbé Charles Michel de l'Épée©by Jean Boutcher __ L'Abbé de l'ÉpéewasThe First Liberator of the Education for the Deafin Europe in 1700s.__He founded a school for the deaf in Paris,affectionately known as St. Jacques', five blocks from The Sorbonne, one of the world's oldest universities. The French Sign Language (FSL) was the language the deaf students used in the...
Art and Storytelling Culture Fri, Nov 14 2008

Unprofessional, ineffective, and a violation....
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations President Merrill and a Maryland Legislator Conferring a BA Degree to Jean Boutcher President Edward C. Merrill withSociologist Margaret Mead__________________________________ Following his retirement from presidency at Gallaudet, Dr. Edward C. Merrill, Jr. faithfully remained in contact with the Gallaudet College community. Prior to the DPN, he urged the Board of Tru...
Language Education Culture Tue, Nov 11 2008

Overzealous and poorly informed groups....
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations Overzealous and poorly informed groups have determined that the least restrictive educational environment for deaf children lies in wholesale mainstreaming in the regular public school system. We need to come to grips with this problem of naivete at the unique communication barrier improved by hearing loss. We need to work on amendments which will clarify the intent o...
Language Education Culture Tue, Nov 11 2008

Laurent Clerc Says....
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations Laurent Clerc Visiting the Promised Land ©by Jean Boutcher ...other institutions may, therefore, be established until at last, not a deaf and dumb adult in the US may remain uneducated.Laurent Clerc Source: Jack R. Gannon (1981)
Culture Education Sun, Nov 09 2008

Why does this assumption dominate the society?
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations It is presumed that teaching (deaf) people how to sign will influence speech negatively. Our data do not support this assumption. Yet this assumption still dominates the educational approach of many older teachers and it still inhibits the practice of manual communication in teacher training establishments.Of course the earth is flat -- we can believe our own eyes, ca...
Language Audism Art and Storytelling Education Sat, Nov 08 2008

Quotation of Veditz
Jean Boutcher's Collection of Quotations They are facing not a theory but a condition, for they are first, last, and all the time the people of the eye. George W. Veditz, NAD President, 1910Visit the vlog of the day :: Only if Bathroom Walls Could Sign
Language Culture Sat, Nov 08 2008