Language

Dumbness

Denise Howell has signed up for teaching her tot sign language. Our first made great use of the sign for "more."

I think it is interesting that we, humans, equate an inability to communicate with the lack of intelligence. This shows in our language, in words such as barbarian and dumb, and in how we treat manglers of it. We think in words so we focus on them, when there are so many different ways to talk. The parent learns to communicate with her child as much as the child does with her parent.

And that's a wonderful feeling!

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