Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Science Homework: YEAH!
Science has always been a difficult subject for Danni, especially when taught in the standard format. This new teacher: Mr. Hummel - if this project is an indication of how the man teaches, then I am not only relieved, but am looking forward to Danni learning to love science!!!! I am more impressed with teaching the "Love and skill of Learning" than being miserably frustrated and burnt out earning an "A" that means nothing. With the latter, she will forget the memorized information and learn to fear the process.
Here she learned the process, showcased her talents (self-esteem boost) and actually wanted to spend time doing the project as well as sharing the project!
Response to Danni's List of Concerns
Here's the written response to Danni's list of concerns she submitted to each instructor. As you can see; content would not elicit the same response from a neurotypical.I rank this little exchange at the top of my list of "Making a Difference".
School Day -1
These are Danni's concerns that will be copied to her teachers.I asked her to write these - no help, prompts, suggestions or corrections from me.
The results:
A single response from an instructor I have yet to meet and a class she may end up withdrawing from due to a mix up -
This one act of written communication to her had a tremendous visible And I suspect deep emotional, social and academic impact! Visibly it excited her and made her happy: the written word never had this kind of impact: and as you will see, it was pretty dry reading - so it wasn't the content that created the response.
Verbally, she told me how good it made her feel that she was "somebody", she felt like she may belong; wasn't invisible. I think it also encouraged her and helped her better understand the strength, importance and rewards that written expression brings.
The Quest Continues into another school year
This blog initiated with the simple purpose of testing the ease of use, learning curve and at the same time engage the professionals working with Danni; while disseminating information and encouraging comments and communication. I'm still hoping.
At this stage, I will be teaching my now 15 year old Artistic Autistic to begin blogging herself. In the interim, this will now become a "Daily".
I am still hoping that our professionals will see the value of technology and how very useful and valuable it is in helping Adolescent Auti/Auspi Students have the opportunity to learn AND socialize with their peers.
Promotes Communication in a safe environment
Builds Life Skills
Motivation
Organization
Time Management
The list is long, and I will begin to post them along with examples of success, trials, and reactions.
At this stage, I will be teaching my now 15 year old Artistic Autistic to begin blogging herself. In the interim, this will now become a "Daily".
I am still hoping that our professionals will see the value of technology and how very useful and valuable it is in helping Adolescent Auti/Auspi Students have the opportunity to learn AND socialize with their peers.
Promotes Communication in a safe environment
Builds Life Skills
Motivation
Organization
Time Management
The list is long, and I will begin to post them along with examples of success, trials, and reactions.
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