no! I been in public school those years but called myself mainstreamed school? I learned that mainstreamed school meant special education? Whoa! go back. Sigh. Yes I am deaf and normal student with better IQ. Look back, in the small town, I actually in hearing classes without sign language interpreter when kid and also had deaf kids class within all ages in one room. When about 6, went to University of Montevallo for couple years for some special needs. I moved north of Alabama and went to go public school in deaf 3rd grade and found out I only know my name. No idea what class is about!?! Pulled me back to deaf kindergarten when I was 8! I re-learn till get to my normal level and moved to Texas, went to the hearing 3rd grade with sign language interpreter when I was 11! Yup, I went through all in hearing classes in elementary school year. In middle school years, I took science and math in hearing classes so took others in deaf classes. In high school, I took science, history and math…..English in hearing classes. Tricky, I put English out and in deaf classes too! I know I took of adventure. I am highest IQ for deaf classes so I had to tutoring all deaf students in English, science and math.

what is those words meant to you? Mainstreamed school? Public school? Deaf school?

~DW