What was Helen Keller's education like?

Question

I'm doing a project on helen keller and i would like to know about her schooling.

Answer 1

Helen went to "Perkin Institution for Blind in Boston." Then, she decided to go to regular school from age 11 until her senior year in high school. She decided to go back to school for blinds on her own. Her early years of education was hard for her. She flunked 1st grade because she couldn't read Braille. Finally, at age 7, Anne Sullivan came to help her. Anne guided her until Anne died. John A. Mary then stayed with Helen. When Helen reached 16 years old, she went to preparatory school and to college. She graduated from Radcliffe on June 28,1904, exactly 1 day after her birthday. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, and was the 1st deaf blind person to earn one.

Answer 2

THere are many sites that have partial information or incorrect information. Based on my current research,..

In 1886, Helen's mother was inspired by an account in Charles Dickens's American Notes of the successful education of another deaf-blindd child, Laura Bridgman, and traveled to a specialist doctor in Baltimore for advice. He put her in touch with Alexander Graham Bell, who was working with deaf children at the time. Bell advised the couple to contact the Perkins Institute for the Blind, the school where Bridgman had been educated, which was then located in South Boston. The school delegated teacher and former student Anne Sullivan, herself visually impaired and then only 20 years old, to become Keller's instructor. It was the beginning of a 49-year-long relationship, eventually evolving into governess and companion.

Sullivan got permission from Keller's father to isolate the girl from the rest of the family in a little house in their garden. Her first task was to instill discipline in the spoiled girl. Keller's big breakthrough in communication came one day when she realized that the motions her teacher was making on her palm, while running cool water over her hand, symbolized the idea of "water;" she then nearly exhausted Sullivan demanding the names of all the other familiar objects in her world (including her prized doll). In 1890, ten-year-old Helen Keller was introduced to the story of Ragnhild KÃ¥ta, adeaf-blindd Norwegian girl who had learned to speak. KÃ¥ta's success inspired Keller to want to learn to speak as well. Sullivan taught her charge to speak using the Tadoma method of touching the lips and throat of others as they speak, combined with fingerspelling letters on the palm of the child's hand. Later Keller learned Braille, and used it to read not only English but also French, German, Greek, and Latin .

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scroll towards the bottom. HK was a multi faceted individual. I am dedicating and accurate myspace for her, but mostly about what gave her the courage to overcome the obstacles, challenges, and seemingly impossible tasks of communication to continue learning..She was introduced to the Bible. It showed her the way to hope and courage.

HK wound up helping educate others through braille ( Louis Braille) and sign language. There is a  HELEN KELLER KIDS MUSEUM through the American Foundation for the Blind (http://www.afb.org)

http://www.afb.org/braillebug/hkmuseum.a...

I am working on a myspace  for The Lady of Courage

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fus...

You picked a great subject. Helen Keller was an awesome lady. Hope this helped Ruby, Good Luck

Answer 3

The life of Helen Keller

Summary: About the life of Helen Keller, the deafblind woman who became a role model for millions of people

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http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/pub...