Learning to Use Hearing Aids: A Study of Factors Influencing the Decision of Children to Wear Hearing Aids (1946) / Chapter Skim
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'School Influences'
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had reached the maximum age requiring school attendance, even though one had not yet graduated from high school and the other had not yet finished elementary school. It must be pointed out that the parents of those who were wearing aids all felt that their children were doing much better work now than they had done prior to use of the aid.
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Six of the children who had been reluct�nt to wear aids in junior high school found that they could not meet the competition in senior high school unless they wore their instruments. One boy especially had always done good work in elementary school and had graduated with honors.
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Generally, the children reported that their classmates paid little attention to them after the first week or two. Their self-consciousness at wearing their instruments in so public a situation as a school classroom was largely their own reaction and was not caused by either the com ments or the behavior of the other children.
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Too much emphasis can not be placed on the intelligent guidance and sympathetic attitude of the school officials. They knew the handicapped children, had carefully followed their .progress, and had made real effort to help them adjust to a difficult school situation.
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They had, however, grown tired of sitting in a conspicuous position and welcomed their opportunity to move to the back of the room once they began wearing aids. The seat in the classroom may not be of particular importance to the normal-hearing chil d ; but the fact that a handicapped child has had to sit close to the teacher or in a position that made him feel removed from the rest of his class mates assumes great importance in personality development.
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She wore her aid deftly concealed by her h �ir and had been complimented on her skillful performance. On the other hand, a boy who showed' keen delight in dramatics gave up his part in the school play rather than wear his aid in public.
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In an interview, Carl's guidance counselor revealed that he has superi or grades in English and history and high marks in technical skills. There was nothing on his school record to indicate that Carl is hard of hearing or that he wore a hearing aid.
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The aids oare more indispen sable in junior high school than in lower grades, and in certain ac tivities, such as foreign language work or auditorium activities, than in others in which more reading and less oral work is involved. Apparently other school children respond sensibly and helpfully to the child wearing a hearing aid.
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With one ex ception, they are now taking courses in preparation for their chosen work ; the one exception plans to further her training by attending business college after graduation from high school in order to get technical training in the operation of standard business machines. The majority of the girls expect to get positions as file clerks or typists.
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