How Exactly Did Anne Sullivan Teach Helen Keller To Communicate?
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Date: 2023-04-19
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She didn t, or else they exaggerated Helen s disabilities. No other person 100% blind and 100% deaf from infancy has ever done what Helen is supposed to have done. Examples of deaf blind people, all are not 100% both and or not from infancy. Language does not make us aware of reality, rather language gives us a way to communicate our experiences. A 100% deaf and 100% blind infants reality is limited to their experiences. Let s pretend Helen was magically not rendered mentally handicapped from her terrifying isolation. Helen could only be taught a communication for things she could experience. There is no possible way to communicate abstract ideas to Helen, not even a concept like the sky! Imagine you are abducted by aliens, they make you blind and deaf and they live in a world where every single thing is nothing we ve ever seen or heard or imagined. It s literally nothing comparable to our world, now how would they communicate to you a new language by touch to make you learn things you ve never seen or heard and can t touch. Anything Helen could not experience could not be taught by spelling. The aliens could finger spell beedoobopbeeerooteeheeegaga, do you know now what that means? No. The story is fake.
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She didn t, or else they exaggerated Helen s disabilities. No other person 100% blind and 100% deaf from infancy has ever done what Helen is supposed to have done. Examples of deaf blind people, all are not 100% both and or not from infancy. Language does not make us aware of reality, rather language gives us a way to communicate our experiences. A 100% deaf and 100% blind infants reality is limited to their experiences. Let s pretend Helen was magically not rendered mentally handicapped from her terrifying isolation. Helen could only be taught a communication for things she could experience. There is no possible way to communicate abstract ideas to Helen, not even a concept like the sky! Imagine you are abducted by aliens, they make you blind and deaf and they live in a world where every single thing is nothing we ve ever seen or heard or imagined. It s literally nothing comparable to our world, now how would they communicate to you a new language by touch to make you learn things you ve never seen or heard and can t touch. Anything Helen could not experience could not be taught by spelling. The aliens could finger spell beedoobopbeeerooteeheeegaga, do you know now what that means? No. The story is fake.
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Kandi
My mom was legally blind (her vision was 20/400. Her parents sent her to the school for the blind in Kansas City. I learned about Helen Keller early in life, and loved both of the movies. I think my background was what helped me when I ended up meeting someone who is one of my best friends. She had limited sight as a child, but was basically completely blind by the time I met her. I gravitated to her, being that I was used to being around blind people all my life. That ended up being a fortuitous moment, as I learned that she had experienced bullying as a child. and an adult. She even had people in her life that thought she was faking her blindness. I was privileged to stand up for her. She is basically the sister I never had, since my mother was basically forced to not have more than one kid due to my grandparents idea of we don't want any more kids like my mom.
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My mom was legally blind (her vision was 20/400. Her parents sent her to the school for the blind in Kansas City. I learned about Helen Keller early in life, and loved both of the movies. I think my background was what helped me when I ended up meeting someone who is one of my best friends. She had limited sight as a child, but was basically completely blind by the time I met her. I gravitated to her, being that I was used to being around blind people all my life. That ended up being a fortuitous moment, as I learned that she had experienced bullying as a child. and an adult. She even had people in her life that thought she was faking her blindness. I was privileged to stand up for her. She is basically the sister I never had, since my mother was basically forced to not have more than one kid due to my grandparents idea of we don't want any more kids like my mom.
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Restoring
I don't believe anything about this absurd story. Maybe if we weren't being lied to about everything under the sun of any importance, including the sun itself I could just beLIEve it but I don't. I call bull hi+! How would Helen know what the letters were being spelled out in her hand? How would she know if that meant water or drink or glass or anything for that matter? Maybe if she hadn't lost here senses before the age of two it could be explained away but she lost her senses before she'd had a chance to learn anything about life. This is just more nonsense for gullible people who believe they live on a ball to blindly accept without a second thought.
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I don't believe anything about this absurd story. Maybe if we weren't being lied to about everything under the sun of any importance, including the sun itself I could just beLIEve it but I don't. I call bull hi+! How would Helen know what the letters were being spelled out in her hand? How would she know if that meant water or drink or glass or anything for that matter? Maybe if she hadn't lost here senses before the age of two it could be explained away but she lost her senses before she'd had a chance to learn anything about life. This is just more nonsense for gullible people who believe they live on a ball to blindly accept without a second thought.
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Elaine
Helen Keller was a complex woman. She advocated for eugenics and education for people with disabilities. Given her life experience, I guess both make sense in a twisted sort of way. She is cited as having said she couldn't believe a man would be interested in her, so the perspective also fed into her own insecurities. Eugenics was all the rage at the time, purporting to be a science, it's goal was to protect the white race by removing inferiors such as people with disabilities, the feeble-minded and black people from the (white) gene pool.
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Helen Keller was a complex woman. She advocated for eugenics and education for people with disabilities. Given her life experience, I guess both make sense in a twisted sort of way. She is cited as having said she couldn't believe a man would be interested in her, so the perspective also fed into her own insecurities. Eugenics was all the rage at the time, purporting to be a science, it's goal was to protect the white race by removing inferiors such as people with disabilities, the feeble-minded and black people from the (white) gene pool.
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Micky
What blew my mind was how she was bullied for being poor at the blind school. like. guess if everyone couldn't see in the world they would still find something to belittle someone on. jeez human beings just cant help but be hateful. must be in the dna. luckily there are a small few who aren't.
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What blew my mind was how she was bullied for being poor at the blind school. like. guess if everyone couldn't see in the world they would still find something to belittle someone on. jeez human beings just cant help but be hateful. must be in the dna. luckily there are a small few who aren't.
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Kathy
I saw a signed first edition of Helen Keller s autobiography displayed at a rare book store once. I stood there at the window, wanting it sooo much, but definitely could NOT afford the 12, 000 price tag. I ve admired her ever since I was a little girl.
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I saw a signed first edition of Helen Keller s autobiography displayed at a rare book store once. I stood there at the window, wanting it sooo much, but definitely could NOT afford the 12, 000 price tag. I ve admired her ever since I was a little girl.
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BHNK
My first name is Helen. my whole damn life people have called me Helen Keller. It use to hurt my feelings when I was kid, then I learned how amazing she was. I'm grateful to have a name associated with such an impressive human being.
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My first name is Helen. my whole damn life people have called me Helen Keller. It use to hurt my feelings when I was kid, then I learned how amazing she was. I'm grateful to have a name associated with such an impressive human being.
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education
This story has inspired and fascinated me since I was about 7 years old. Growing up I watched and read as much material pertaining to it as I could It s such an amazing story and both women are absolutely heroes of mine
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This story has inspired and fascinated me since I was about 7 years old. Growing up I watched and read as much material pertaining to it as I could It s such an amazing story and both women are absolutely heroes of mine
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Pro
It's interesting to learn that Anne's stubbornness was such an asset in working with Helen. Something that could be seen as negative in other circumstances was a big reason for her breakthrough with Helen.
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It's interesting to learn that Anne's stubbornness was such an asset in working with Helen. Something that could be seen as negative in other circumstances was a big reason for her breakthrough with Helen.
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Elaine
Fun fact: Helen Keller's family fortune was earned by slaves on their cotton plantation. This is the wealth that allowed them to find the best teacher to work one-on-one with Helen for much of her life.
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Fun fact: Helen Keller's family fortune was earned by slaves on their cotton plantation. This is the wealth that allowed them to find the best teacher to work one-on-one with Helen for much of her life.
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Leesa
She was amazing. All that she accomplished and overcame is astonishing. Anne Sullivan was an educator many strive to be. She showed patience and faith. Two incredible ladies! Thank you.
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She was amazing. All that she accomplished and overcame is astonishing. Anne Sullivan was an educator many strive to be. She showed patience and faith. Two incredible ladies! Thank you.
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Michael
I would never think of Anne Sullivan as a miracle worker, however, she may be one of the greatest teachers to have ever lived, and Helen Keller as one of the greatest students, ever.
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I would never think of Anne Sullivan as a miracle worker, however, she may be one of the greatest teachers to have ever lived, and Helen Keller as one of the greatest students, ever.
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Stef
Anne Sullivan s childhood was almost as challenging as Helen s. Her writings about the time she spent in the poor house are intense and graphic. Both of these women are heroes of mine.
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Anne Sullivan s childhood was almost as challenging as Helen s. Her writings about the time she spent in the poor house are intense and graphic. Both of these women are heroes of mine.
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WIO2189
Wow! But how did she get a British accent and all these novel ideas about sociaIism that she then started to talk about to the people who came to see her for her miracle learning?
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Wow! But how did she get a British accent and all these novel ideas about sociaIism that she then started to talk about to the people who came to see her for her miracle learning?
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Pandapoof
I know this may be dumb but was anyone else thrown off by hearing about how she could read print in 1882, but the picture shown said 1892? Time stamp around 1: 56
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I know this may be dumb but was anyone else thrown off by hearing about how she could read print in 1882, but the picture shown said 1892? Time stamp around 1: 56
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