Well I haven’t blogged in awhile. I guess because of many things, but mainly no followers. How does one get followers?
Any way, I completed my year at Waubonsee Community College. I did OK, but not well enough to enter the ITP program, so I am now enrolled at Harper Community College in the hope of completing my quest in becoming a good interpreter.
This class is designed to teach me how to fingerspell and read fingerspelling as well learning the numbering system as much as possible. I must admit this class was harder than expected. I am really working my tail off and I have only had two classes. It’s hard to read the letters as not individual but as a whole. I don’t even know if that’s possible. I’m trying to learn the shape of the word and take context clues and first and last letters to fill in the blanks. This is not easy.
I guess it’s like any other language, you have to learn. If it’s not your first language it won’t be easy. I wish I could find a deaf mentor. That would help immensely! I could practice and learn from thoes who use it everyday, not just thoes who teach it.
No offense to the teachers, but who better to learn from than from the people who grew up with it.
Well I guess for now, that’s all. I hope to post more later and eventually even get followers. Deaf followers with suggestions and help would be best, but teachers and students will be helpful to.