Transcript THOMAS BRAIDWOOD

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THOMAS BRAIDWOOD
A Multimedia Presentation
by
Mary E Horsley ITP 337
THOMAS BRAIDWOOD
• Born: 1715
• Birthplace: Scotland
• Death: October 24, 1806 in London
CHARACTERISTICS
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Mathematics teacher
Natural teacher
Oralist
Secretive
Advertised his work by letters and in
magazines
• Charged expensive fees to teach deaf
ACHIEVEMENTS
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Opened mathematical school in
Edinburgh (Britain)
Established the first Academy for
the Deaf and Dumb in Edinburgh
(Britain)
Used Oral Method
1760 taught first deaf student to
speak, read, write, understand
language, and do arithmetic.
1783 King George III of London
paid, from the royal purse, the
Braidwoods to educate deaf
children.
FAMILY MONOPLY
• Thomas Braidwood was secretive about the
methods he used to teach the deaf.
• He taught only the members of his immediate
family.
• It appears that he taught only the male
members of his family.
• Thomas was secretive because at this time it
was common practice for ideas to be taken and
no credit given to the person who invent and
establish the ideas.
AMERICAN DEAF STUDENTS
• Francis Green’s son
• Thomas Bolling’s
three deaf children
• Only the wealthy
American families
were able to send
their deaf children to
Thomas Braidwood’s
school for the deaf
because of the great
expenses involved.
Resources
• www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/DeafSt…eafhistoryweb/dhcwww/chapter2.htm
• www.connerprairie.org/silence.html
• www.edu.kent.edu/deafed/sld021b.htm
• www.electricscotland.com/history/journey/jour34.htm
• members.aol.com/lbox7272/deaf_history.htm
• xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/VAGuide/tour19.html