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"All the children of silence must be taught to sing their own song"
-Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
By:Jaqueline Zuniga
Gallaudet University
Gallaudet was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Yale University, earning his bachelor's degree in 1805, graduating at the age of seventeen,with highest honors, and then earned a master's degree at Yale in 1808. He wanted to do many things such as study law, engage in trade, or study theology. In 1814, Gallaudet became a preacher following his graduation from Andover Theological Seminary after a two-year course of study. Gallaudet's wish to become a professional minister .
"The deaf girl"
In 1856, philanthropist and former United States Postmaster General Amos Kendall became aware of several deaf and blind children in Washington, D.C. who were not receiving proper care. Kendall had the courts declare the children to be his wards and donated 2 acres of his land to establish housing and a school for them.
but his goals change when he met Alice Cogswell, on 25 May, the nine-year-old deaf daughter of a neighbor, Dr. Mason Cogswell. One day, as he observed her playing he started to teach Alice what different objects were and their names, teaching her words by writing them with a stick in the dirt. he decide to study methods for teaching deaf students.Gallaudet when to Paris to study the school's method of teaching the deaf using manual communication. Impressed with the manual method, Gallaudet studied teaching methodology under Sicard, learning sign language from Massieu and Clerc, who were both highly educated graduates of the school.