Students learning sign language to support a classmate

[@xenogenesis9635]

Please never let this segment die. People really need these littles sprinkles of hope in humanity.

[@zanerichards4305]

Unfortunately this would be called "woke" now by Right Wingers.

[@Beckala67]

"... She's a gift basket." So are the classmates. 😍

[@kmk2982]

As a former ASL Interpreter, THANK YOU for making Mauree at home with her own language in a learning environment, & making it fun for her. Thank you Steve, for doing this story!

[@ire1398]

Right? I’ve been an interpreter for 30 years and love it when I’m “useless” because they don’t need me.

[@juan1256roblox]

Elon Musk said “What’s the point of sign language in a video if you have substitutes? Am I missing something?” He is right because most deaf people couldn’t understand that closed captioning “illiteracy”. ASL is not great to teach deaf children or a bad education because they struggle how to read sentences. I am still unhappy if ASL exists in some public schools except deaf schools. Hopefully, cued speech will teach them instead in the future. Sigh poor deaf children 😢 STOP TEACHING SIGN LANGUAGE. CUED SPEECH IS THE BEST CHOICE INSTEAD! Cued Speech should teach deaf children, but a few cued speech teachers aren’t enough right now. I warned some parents who taught deaf children ASL, so using Cued Speech instead.

[@mutednoise8769]

"We want her to feel comfortable and safe." That comment made my heart smile. Good job young people!!

[@Heath0001]

What a heartwarming video! My wife attended the same school in Dayton Maine from 1989 to 1995. Not only was she the first blind student there but she was also their first disabled student! It’s a small world.

[@gregorythomas333]

Sounds like the school really has the kids well being at heart

[@AprilTeniente-eu1mj]

A world of laughter and tears and hopes and fears! I wish we could sing and sign the song!!

[@ian4569]

Perhaps the older generation can learn from these kids. These youngsters are more mature beyond their years than most adults. They're awesome, amazing and commendable! 😀👍🏻❤

[@Cart00nist101]

👏👏👏👏 Bravo

[@lindaandrews9245]

Children are remarkably versatile and unbiased, given an honest, age appropriate explanation as to why a classmate is 'different' they will adapt and include that person. My niece started school whilst undergoing chemo so she was totally bald. It was explained to the children that sometimes, because of her medications, she might be very sad or bad tempered and that she would not be able to help it. She was accepted without a care. No teasing or bullying at all.

[@yon1233]

The kids are so lovely and as the parents said, she is going to succeed there and her friends, too!

[@nbollerable]

Being welcomed in the hearing world makes all the difference.

[@williamcrowe1298]

The world needs more of this

[@lisabotelbotello9020]

Children are the best so incent and pure God bless them all

[@TotallyTori99]

This is amazing. No other words needed

[@melissasmith3076]

What a remarkable little girl! She is already making such a difference. Look out world!!!

[@chantellehartgen8855]

I think that every student no matter what school they go to they should learn sign language just in case something like this has to happen, even though a student that's deaf has hearing aids and can easily speak with others in their own way it's still amazing to have something they are more comfortable with as they may not be comfortable with what they have aka pictures, something to speak for them, an aid etc.

[@degcookie]

Totally not bawling my eyes out by how sweet these kids are right now.

[@canndwacky]

Even very young children can help a girl like her feel comfortable.

[@sydneyreed9552]

This is so sweet. Last year I had 5 deaf kids in my class. Now I only have 2. I'm almost fluent now in ASL

[@wickitywackjack3749]

that's really cool. I am hard of hearing/partially deaf and I went to a hearing school with a deaf program and was in a class of 5-7 and all of the kids in my class were either fully or partially deaf, haven't seen them in a few years but I am trying to learn ASL. I can almost have a basic conversation with a kindergartener.

[@juan1256roblox]

Elon Musk said “What’s the point of sign language in a video if you have substitutes? Am I missing something?” He is right because most deaf people couldn’t understand that closed captioning “illiteracy”. ASL is not great to teach deaf children or a bad education because they struggle how to read sentences. I am still unhappy if ASL exists in some public schools except deaf schools. Hopefully, cued speech will teach them instead in the future. Sigh poor deaf children 😢 STOP TEACHING SIGN LANGUAGE. CUED SPEECH IS THE BEST CHOICE INSTEAD!

[@meggrotte4760]

I love ASL and 1997 I taught myself. Now I'm teaching my kindergarteners A to Z. I live in Taiwan

[@uncasunga1800]

Cool Met many nice Taiwanese

[@meggrotte4760]

@@uncasunga1800 sorry I'm actually American but I live in Taiwan and serve here

[@juan1256roblox]

Elon Musk said “What’s the point of sign language in a video if you have substitutes? Am I missing something?” He is right because most deaf people couldn’t understand that closed captioning “illiteracy”. ASL is not great to teach deaf children or a bad education because they struggle how to read sentences. I am still unhappy if ASL exists in some public schools except deaf schools. Hopefully, cued speech will teach them instead in the future. Sigh poor deaf children 😢 STOP TEACHING SIGN LANGUAGE. CUED SPEECH IS THE BEST CHOICE INSTEAD!

[@carolperczak9938]

In middle school I was bullied. No disfigurement or disability. I was the new kid on the block. As a survivor of bullying, these children give me hope.

[@born2pew542]

Ummm can someone do something nice for Steve? This dude's segments are awesome, and well put together.

[@lethiapage4767]

Best! Kids! Ever!

[@jamesburton1050]

Bottom up kindness is the best kind. It's the longest lasting, and the most fulfilling!!

[@jeffissauce]

Wish every school helped out people with disabilities

[@jamieschultea]

This is fantastic!! Every school should be like this!

[@rainbowwriter672]

So proud I belong to a family of Maine-iacs. I am disabled so stories like these, of young children being so accepting, gives me such hope that future generations might not have to struggle so much to fit in.

[@muffs55mercury61]

This all comes down to one thing>>>>LOVE. This is a great example of good kids that are going out of their way to do something for someone else. And they seem to love what they're doing.

[@wheelerk9315]

So wonderful my daughters kindergarten class is learning basic sighn language she is not deaf she has apraxia and right now is non verbal and the kids are so excited to be learning

[@keithstarkey5584]

My gosh, this says it all about life in general. Apparently, however, we will never learn, will we. And that's so very sad. Thank God for those who have learned!

[@FYDPD]

"Earned it... and optimizes it..." - Steve Hartman (A Good Man)

[@naoz2456]

With a support and love like this from everyone around her she's gonna do great in life...I hope and pray she gets this kind of love and support everywhere she goes...All the very best to her and her family....Love love love...♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@SMcCaskill]

Some of my dad's childhood friends were deaf and he learned American Sign Language so he could talk to them. Then when my brothers were young one of their friends was deaf and quite often my dad would interpret for him, especially when my mother wanted us kids to come in for the night and he wanted to keep playing.

[@gloriataylor6868]

So proud of these students ! Very commendable that they took the initiative to make this girl feel welcomed! Good going!👍👍

[@mylifefornick]

The title alone made me cry. Love this so much.

[@pablocifuentes2607]

The deaf girl's parents must be incredibly happy and so the other kid's to know what the future holds with the kind of human beings they're raising

[@danielhodson5489]

My deaf friend died in a motorcycle accident in Poland, Maine. I'm in Maine (31 years of 34 years of my life since moving from MA). My ex boyfriend is deaf. Thankfully he had a hearing aid and his sister recently bought him an experience one for his birthday.

[@musicman76enator]

I absolutely love this story. Bravo Steve Hartman on such a sweet segment. God Bless that girl, her parents, and her classmates. They did good. ☺❤❤❤❤

[@danielamezcua-rosales1639]

That’s such a good story

[@sooz9433]

"That's what she is...a lil gift basket...flowers and chocolate...💝💝💝 What a great segment this is!! So much beauty, compassion and humor...😁 🌹💐🌷🥀💐🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫 Thank you Steve.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

According to my psychology professor 40 years ago, this level of empathy is not possible in people this young. He was wrong.

[@Lilliecwalinski16]

This is beautiful!! I'm glad they all learned sign language, cause they actually wanted to!! ❤❤ It's like me in Kindergarten, with my short height. My school knew I was coming. And, I'm from a town where everybody knows everybody. So some of the teachers already knew me. So, they knew I was REALLY small. So in computer lab. They built me this stool, for me to put my feet on, cause my feet couldn't touch the ground. And I had the smallest chair to sit in!! All the kids wanted to pack me around, and the teachers thought I was so cute. Cause I was SOO little!!

[@MariAnimates]

Children has this incredible capacity to be kind, empathetic, and understanding. When they learn there is something they can do to help a peer, 9/10 times they'll do it in a heartbeat. I have debilitating social anxiety, that started in elementary school. I didn't speak to my classmates often, but they understood it was just the way I was and accomdated me.

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

What sweet kiddos! Love the one little girls comment about her being a gift basket. Flowers & chocolate! What an adorable thing to say! I hope this little angel finds many more classmates like these but the reality is her parents will probably end up having to use a specialized school.that would be a real crime!

[@mikewrasman5103]

This story ALWAYS makes me cry tears of gratitude!

[@jimpodrasky9661]

Those kids can use this skill later in life.

[@fallbackbee9170]

Beautiful and wonderful children who taught us all what it means to be inclusive. I love each and every one of them. 🤟

[@2006Crusader2006]

Impressed by those kids!

[@stephenlong8379]

Very touching, I love it.

[@uncasunga1800]

She is so beautiful and adorable

[@fredaj3847]

This is a good example of how a school should be. Caring society start early.😍👏

[@elora512]

this is like "A Silent Voice" if everyone was nice from the beginning

[@sroevukasroevuka]

Good parenting.

[@judithapril7906]

WOW what we can learn from the hearts of children.

[@Miniburn_04]

I'm wish that sign language was part of school curriculum or at least the basics that could be really useful especially the deaf kids

[@betu4ever]

If only we could be like kids

[@Happybidr]

I love a great elementary school like this. The parents and teachers do get some credit for creating this atmosphere. But! Middle and high school are a whole different thing. If kids get to the point where the peer system starts to judge kids as too “weird” or too far outside the norm, those are the signs that the parents and teachers and counselor need to watch for.

[@thitirathjj]

1.36 “way to go Moreeeyy.”

[@kathyweis7023]

Beautiful, and the children shall lead us...

[@proud19]

These kids are amazing

[@KCandFriendsUSA]

Imagine how SO many My Smart Hands sing alongs occurred.

[@jinx7501]

My new fave sign is that "Way to go" sign

[@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840]

This is why I am learning ASL

[@candykanefpv]

0:54 he’s asking for a cookie! I know that sign lol.

[@phoenixoneill9789]

Sadly this would most likely never happen in my school however I want to learn sign language for this exact reason to help others communicate with their families or teach kids in schools

[@Melina-fi3sc]

That's so sweet 😍

[@2kdribblegotnocap550]

Im proud of you kids cuz it can be rough in school keep up the good the dead everyone should be able to go to school and get a education

[@ews850]

Love Steve

[@AdityaSingh-gb2lk]

These kids sound mature

[@jessecaalba8527]

The universal symbol for WAy to go MoReY

[@paige7153]

Jesseca Alba im geeking at that part😂

[@blqeddie2946]

Omg... Only just seen this, it's Saturday afternoon in Bologna and I'm sobbing 😭.. What an amazing story

[@evanwetzel8397]

Love maine and sign language, this was awesome.

[@juan1256roblox]

Elon Musk said “What’s the point of sign language in a video if you have substitutes? Am I missing something?” He is right because most deaf people couldn’t understand that closed captioning “illiteracy”. ASL is not great to teach deaf children or a bad education because they struggle how to read sentences. I am still unhappy if ASL exists in some public schools except deaf schools. Hopefully, cued speech will teach them instead in the future. Sigh poor deaf children 😢 STOP TEACHING SIGN LANGUAGE. CUED SPEECH IS THE BEST CHOICE INSTEAD!

[@azia5051]

They will be together!

[@hannu8]

great story, but HOW COME no one thought of adding subtitles???

[@juan1256roblox]

Elon Musk said “What’s the point of sign language in a video if you have substitutes? Am I missing something?” He is right because most deaf people couldn’t understand that closed captioning “illiteracy”. ASL is not great to teach deaf children or a bad education because they struggle how to read sentences. I am still unhappy if ASL exists in some public schools except deaf schools. Hopefully, cued speech will teach them instead in the future. Sigh poor deaf children 😢 STOP TEACHING SIGN LANGUAGE. CUED SPEECH IS THE BEST CHOICE INSTEAD!

[@goldendusty1951]

I think sign language should be taught in all schools, maybe even required. And as my elderly mother has lost her hearing, I wish we both knew sign language!

[@foy5051]

I'm just *binging* these "On the Road with Steve Hartman" episodes😢❤

[@FireIsTheCIeanser]

Omg that first girl with the hair band and orange sweater is extremely articulate for her age

[@mahnoorjunaid257]

Awww ❤️

[@israel-judahallen5579]

"The universal sign for way to go Mauree" lol. I loved that.

[@trinitymeadows2811]

All bullies should be required to watch this video.

[@epicnoobboy8386]

1:35 when a noob get first win in fortnite

[@atuldamle2441]

It takes a lot to make everyone learn simple sign

[@joseRodriguez-hv4lf]

1:35 so cute

[@beataylorsdeeppinkecstasy9013]

Can you give us an update, Steve?

[@elijahrose2144]

💕

[@tiamazerolle578]

Soo cute

[@rubenmartinez3814]

Thats so awsome and cool

[@ashleighcalmestascier2160]

That’s great

[@milycome]

Nice goin' kids.

[@jamedlock83]

ASL needs to be a full semester credit

[@Shivam-5]

Kids from angel great job

[@smzig]

"It's not like the administration is mandating this." Honestly, they should. Not necessarily sign language but any foreign language as well. They should start teaching this from Elementary school onward. Young kids can learn languages easier and quicker.

[@jasonmoore7223]

That’s not a sign But I like to do it. You do you kid.

[@brittanyfischer1812]

students help morre fit in make her feel confront safe way to go kids

[@28gatorgutz]

My we please make the "I like to do it" mean "I like to do it in Sign Language.

[@MrAswinrichard]

bullying is almost extinct ...look at this

[@reginarobertsfil-amcouples3735]

🙏♥️

[@AprilTeniente-eu1mj]

I’m the only deaf person who knows how to use sign language. Characters can’t do that. Only deaf people can!! I am deaf sometimes.

[@jainix11]

To the 8 people who disliked this video: Why???

[@LETSCREATEMINIATURES]

Way to go mauri 😁

[@meggrotte4760]

Damn I should have grew up in Maine I might have had a better chance

[@conniekreese7165]

Shame on you no Cc on a video to include the deaf enjoying this