Unspoken Kindness
story by Jacob Kriese
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Gulley gives some one-on-one instruction during a senior economics class at Kentucky School for the Deaf.
At the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD), middle-school students play in fallen leaves during a break period. KSD, established in1823, was the only such school in the western hemisphere at that time. Today, KSD is home to 140 students, and the administration is involved with curriculae for the deaf all across the state.
Carolyn Gulley consoles and instructs ninth grade KSD student Andrew Floyd. She prefers to work with middle-school and high-school students, but has substituted at the elementary and vocational classes
Picture diagrams that show the shape of a mouth making the sound of letters line hallways at the Kentucky School for the Deaf. Students are taught how to read lips to make communicating with others much easier.
A flock of birds draw attention to architectural details on the Chase Building in downtown Danville, Ky.
Carolyn Gulley explains economics to a group of high-school students at the Kentucky School for the Deaf.
Mitch Hobbs, second from left, and Katie Hutchinson, both juniors at Centre College in Danville, Ky,, attempt to photograph themselves on the dance floor at Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house. Hobbs is in his third year as an SAE brother
Carolyn Gulley explains the directions for a senior-level economics test at the Kentucky School for the Deaf.
A young girl looks to the passersby in downtown Danville, Ky., on the way home from school on a windy October afternoon
Danville, Ky., located in Boyle County, has an estimated population of 15,409. It is home to Centre College, a four-year liberal arts school.
Carolyn Gulley signs her economics lecture to a group of senior students at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville. Gulley attended the school, taught there for 37 years and has substituted there almost daily since her retirement in 1995. The school has 140 students on campus and also coordinates curriculua for hearing-impaired students across the state.
