This is the story of Ben’s year in an English nursery school. The only child who is Deaf in the class, he is helped by a "signing" teacher. Others, both children and adults, pick up signing. His brightness is ingratiating. He knows he is Deaf and others are not. There are more questions than answers—Should he be taught to speak? Will he prefer to continue school among children who are Deaf or who are able to hear?—but it is clear that his parents, teachers, schoolmates, and community have given him the self-confidence to be his best. (52 minutes)