Fear

Okay, so yesterday I made a bold statement by saying that only two things scare me. But it's okay because I was borrowing that quote from the first Austin Powers movie. I've thought on the subject some more and I've come to the realization that there are actually many things that scare me. Such as robots. Or men with long fingernails. Or thoughts of the deaf students' lives after high school. But, I thought some more and I came to the conclusion that there are different kinds of fear. For example, robots don't really scare me in the same way that men with long fingernails do, or even thinking about what kind of life a deaf student will have after high school.

Robots scare me because I've seen The Terminator (one and two) and I, Robot. But I still dig robots, like Rosie from The Jetsons. And ROBOT is still one of the greatest signs I've ever learned. It's only certain robots that worry me. I have mixed feelings on that little robot, Asimo, who recently conducted Yo-Yo Ma and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. I mean, Asimo's cute and all, but programming him to conduct an orchestra is scary. What's also strange is that Honda manufactured Asimo and Detroit welcomed him with open arms to conduct their symphony orchestra.

Men who have long fingernails are also scary. Just thinking about guys with long nails gives me the heebie-jeebies. They creep me out! I don't know what it is, but in going au natural, those men are unnatural.

Oh, and the deaf students. Mostly I worry about what they will be doing in their lives after high school. Out of all of the students with whom I've worked at the high school and middle school, there's only one who I can envision living a successful and productive life. The others have so much conflict in their home lives and they have so many issues communicating with the hearing world that I don't know how they'll end up.