Chapters 29-30 + Quiz

Chapter 29
I'll start off by saying I loved the letter sent in by Barb and John Boelter. I felt that it was very appropriate for them to defend themselves and other parents of deaf children as well. My favorite piece of the letter was when they spoke out regarding the comment previously made stating that  " [it] is insulting to parents like us who have recognized from the beginning that our daughter needs the support and guidance of the Deaf community to grow and find her own identity. We have sought out and listened to the advice of deaf people in connection with every decision we have made." I have previously commented that this book continuously degrades hearing people and it gets quite obnoxious, therefore I was grateful for this response. I understand that not every parent of a deaf child is this concerned with the success of their child, however not all parents of hearing children are either! It is inevitable to avoid these types of relationships. I felt it was great to read of the steps this family is taking not only to ensure the best education for their daughter, but the best family setting as well. 
Though it hasn't always been difficult to send your deaf child to a residential school, I think today it is much harder. Like the Boelter's said " ...parents today who do recognize the social, educational, and emotional needs of their deaf children should not be penalized for what parents did in the past." With struggles such as "difficulty attracting the best teachers, setting up the most stimulating curricula, and offering the highest-quality programs," it is no wonder parent's prefer to mainstream their children or send them to schools for the deaf which allow them to remain at home (such as Kentucky School for the Deaf).  If you can not have full confidence in a residential school, why take the risk of stripping them out of a loving family environment? 

Chapter 30
I had always just assumed I could visit my local or college library to gather information regarding deafness; or I could just surf the internet. However, I had never before heard of  The Gallaudet Encylopedia of Deaf People and Deafness, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, the mail order catalog provided by Bison Bookstore at Gallaudet, or ANY other of the resources provided. I was excited to learn of these as I am sure they will be extremely helpful in the future. 
I'm honestly not sure about any local agencies that support the deaf in my hometown. If there were any I feel as if I would be aware of them, but I do know that the deaf population in my small town is just that, small! I've never met one deaf individual in my town and where I come from everybody knows everybody.

Quiz
I guess I am just pretty good with true/false questions, because before taking this quiz I certainly didn't think I would do as well as I did on the last one. I felt that the information provided in this unit was more in depth compared to the last unit. Also, I didn't find it as interesting. I didn't hate reading the chapters, but I didn't enjoy it as much as the previous unit. However, I obviously retained information based on the performance of my quiz. It is a good feeling knowing that each time I pick up this book I do learn something new. I really appreciate the quizzes at the end of the units because it allows me to reflect and reminds me that I now have new information that I didn't previously have!