Carl Honoré calls for a change in the time orientation of society, in all aspects of life and across the globe in the context of the Slow Movement. However, Honoré is clear when defining the term “slow” in what it means and what it does not. Slow, on one hand can literally mean deceleration of speed—such as a classical piece of music—or rather, regaining more control of time and, more importantly, its implications for what we invest our time in. Although, the idea to slow down is not “new,” it carries fresh weight in the face of changing societal conditions, such as the economy and technology.
Ultimately, Honoré argues that Slow calls for greater balance in our lives instead of thoughtlessly racing through life without truly reaping the benefits of our efforts. In the United States in particular, the Slow Movement will have to…show more content… Compared to hearing students, it is a much more expensive investment to educate a deaf or hard-of-hearing student. The majority of this money goes towards services that aim to train deaf students in oral speech (producing sound) and utilizing their residual hearing (understanding sound); however, in spite of these efforts deaf students are consistently behind their hearing peers in core subjects (Johnson, Liddell, and Erting 1989:7). Although deaf education introduces the issue of deaf language acquisition, this system could still benefit from deceleration as well, by allowing for diversity in curriculum and cultivating a full access of knowledge and content for these students. A couple guiding principles include having programs with a variety of approaches specific to a student’s etiology and degree of hearing loss and facilitating a “Least Restrictive Environment” (Johnson et al., 1989:23). Therefore, deaf students would be able to attain higher individual achievement and curriculum focus and resources could be allocated more
