Ukukhulekela nabanye abantu abayizithulu
Uma unenhlanhla yokuhlala esifundeni esinabantu abayizithulu nabanzima bokuzwa, kungase kube khona amasonto asezithulu eduze kwakho. Amanye amasonto ayisithulu, abambalwa abahlobo, banezakhiwo zabo siqu. Iningi libonakala lingamasonto ngaphakathi kwesonto elikhulu "lokuzwa".
Kungani Kuya eSontweni Esisithulu
Kungani abantu abayizithulu beya emasontweni ayisithulu? Ngesizathu esifanayo ukuthi ezinye izithulu zijabulela ukuxhumana nabanye abantu abayizithulu: ukuba nabanye abafana nabo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, okuhlangenwe nakho esontweni oyisithulu kuyaqondana kakhulu - akudingeki ukuba uthembele kumhumushi. Ukuba esontweni oyisithulu nakho kunikeza ilungu lebandla oyisithulu umqondo "womndeni." Amanye amasonto angenazithulu ngisho anabo abefundisi babo abayizithulu, abapristi, noma abaholi.
Umlando wamasonto angamazinyo
Amasonto angenalutho ayelokhu ekhona ngezizukulwane, kusukela ngekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye. Isibonelo, i-Fulton-Siemers Memorial-I-Christ United Methodist Church yezithulu eBaltimore, Maryland yasungulwa ngo-1895, futhi isasebenza. Kodwa-ke, isonto elithulu lesisithulu lasungulwa nguMfundisi Thomas Gallaudet (indodana kaThomas Hopkins Gallaudet). Ngo-Okthoba 3, 1852, waqala ibandla elithulu, elakhula iSonto LaseSt. Ann for the Deaf. Leli sonto lisasebenza namhlanje, futhi lingatholakala eSt George's Episcopal Church e-East 16th Street eNew York City.
I-All Souls Church yezithulu zaseFiladelphia (eyasungulwa ngo-1888) yayingumfundisi wokuqala oyisithulu u-Henry Syle.
USyle wamiswa ngo-1876. Namuhla, inkumbulo yakhe ihlonishwa nguHenry Syle Memorial Fellowship for Seminar Studies, isifunda seGallaudet University esinikezwa umfundi oyisithulu esikoleni. Ukwaziswa esikhwameni kungatholakala ngokubukeza incwajana yemali enikeziwe kwi-website ye-Office ye-Development Office yaseGallaudet.
Imithombo:
I-Gallaudet University Archives, http://archives.gallaudet.edu/. Kufinyelelwe: Okthoba 28, 2007.