This Teacher Had To Tell Her Deaf Students That People Can Hear Farts. Their Reaction Was Hilarious.
By Michele
Anna Trupiano works as a first grade teacher in a school that serves deaf, hard-of-hearing, along with hearing students. The students range from birth to the eighth grade.
She teaches the typical school subjects along with a class that aims to help her students thrive in a society that doesn’t do enough to accommodate the needs of the hard-of-hearing and deaf.
Trupiano had a rather unusual topic she has to teach her students about recently: passing gas in public.
A six-year-old child farted so loud in class that some of their classmates began laughing. The child was surprised by their reaction because they didn’t know farts make a sound. This created a wonderful and funny teaching moment for Trupiano.
Trupiano shared the conversation on Facebook.
Tupiano says her conversation with the students was very funny, but it also points to a serious problem faced by the deaf community. “I know it started with farts, but the real issue is that many of my students aren’t able to learn about these things at home or from their peers because they don’t have the same linguistic access,” she told GOOD.
“So many of my students don’t have families who can sign well enough to explain so many things it’s incredibly isolating for these kids,” she continued.
Tupiano is hopeful that her funny story about our bodily functions will inspire others to become more involved with the deaf community by learning sign language.
“I would love to see a world where my students can learn about anything from anyone they interact with during their day,” she told GOOD. “Whether that means learning about the solar system, the candy options at a store, or even farts, it would be so great for them to have that language access anywhere they go.”
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