Showing posts with label Memories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Memories. Show all posts
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The post i did not want to write
I had ment to write the 15 ways to explain disability and blog tomorrow. It was all set i was going to eat dinner and do start homework .
Then I cheaked Facebook
And found out that Steve Jobs is dead
. Steve the one who engeered a great learning tool and favoite thing in the whole wide world my apple laptop that I am writeing on right on. I am going to miss him and his work. Then there was Aladdin where I sat near him because his son was in the play and at the same school as book gal. He is my age 20 where he needs his dad to help him out like my dad helped My Big Bro. Rest in peace Steve Jobs you will be missed
Then I cheaked Facebook
And found out that Steve Jobs is dead
. Steve the one who engeered a great learning tool and favoite thing in the whole wide world my apple laptop that I am writeing on right on. I am going to miss him and his work. Then there was Aladdin where I sat near him because his son was in the play and at the same school as book gal. He is my age 20 where he needs his dad to help him out like my dad helped My Big Bro. Rest in peace Steve Jobs you will be missed
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Getting better
please comment before u leave
In high school I was the student that was the teachers hardest to teach
in collage two professor have said that is not the case. So either they have taught worse students or I am improveing
In high school I was the student that was the teachers hardest to teach
in collage two professor have said that is not the case. So either they have taught worse students or I am improveing
Thursday, February 17, 2011
If you could walk in my shoes
From the TV movie to kill a mockingbird also a good movie |
To Kill a Mockingbird
Atticus Finch to daughter Scout, Chapter 3
I loved reading To Kill a mockingbird if u have not had a chance to read it Now to move mediums from books to Television
I am soo happy that this is finally out I am thrilled I got bullied in elementry and middle school, What happened in middle school is below
I remember when I was little and my dad told me that "Sticks and Stones can break your bones but words can never hurt you. Well I don't think it is true... Wait let me rephrase that it is . Princess and book gal have a easy cry baby that would me. My dad says that I am too sensitive and tells me to ignore it. That is the bad advice that you can give a victim of bullying disabled or not .Still don't believe me okay here comes a story
In sixth grade my mom and dad through that I should have one class in special education called RSP. it basically is a study hall with a special needs teacher who helps you do the work. Well in Sixth grade I had a guy in my class who always said I was a loner and no one played with me. I told the teacher and she said to ignore it because he was from a bad family and needed attention. Well I never could ignore it and I spent the remainder of my first middle school year yelling at him back and froth.
The school thorough I had behavior problems so in seventh grade I was put into a RSP room with a strict teacher and mean kids. Man did I hate that class. There were three other kids in the class who teased me and like the guy in 6th grade all of them came from middle class families trying to make ends meet. What made it worse was that there was a nice RSP room with good kids who teacher was nice. I also was the only one with my teachers on my RSP teacher case load The nice one had the others.
On Wednesdays were the hardest day of the week. The teacher had meetings that day and we were under supervision of a sub. One peculiar Wednesday a girl said that the entire 7th grade hated me. She was training for a peer helper and the class was talking about me and how much they hated me. My aid talked to me and sat by me during my next class and we talked to the head teacher(Who is a great guy that i had for math the next year) who told me that they had been talking about how to treat someone with a disability and my name came up. Someone did not learn their lesson.
Words do hurt and schools need to be aware of this and help those getting teased and don't tell them to ignore it . Think about it this way if your son/ daughter fell and scarped his/her knee you wipe it up right. Well bullying is like that only the cut is invisible It's a cut to the child self esteem
me and Lauren potter from Glee she is spearheading the campaign I am trying to get involved with this campaign |
Friday, December 31, 2010
Year in Review
2010 was defiantly a eventful year for me. It was not a great year , it was hellish for meany months, but I got though it and hopefully 2011 will be better . now here comes the changeling part finding something positive to say about every month.
Me (in white) handing the ball off to E( in purple |
January 2010: I met E, my best friend, at basketball and got second in the MLK writing contest
February : I played knockout in my high school rally and was ball girl for my high school.
Me signing the pledge March 3 2010 |
March : My cousin has her baby girl. My school did Spread the word to end the word via the club . I got to speak in Mr.T's classes and he signed the pledge. I signed up for my high school track team and joined the special Olympics track team for the first time.
April : I got honorable mention for a poem and got dressed up and went to prom
May : Book gal turned 17. Had DDAC's first ever end of the year party. I graduated high school at 18 with an award for community service I also enjoyed the senior Activity day even though it was wet.
Dad and me on Mount Tam |
June Climbed to the top of mount tam.I began my collage career at CDS 2010. I enjoyed it and made a lot of friends.
My fourth of July face paint I got from a carnival |
July Celebrated fourth of july by getting my face painted
August: Princess turned 16 and got her liscence. T left our family . I started comminty collage
September I turned 19 . my team won gold in softball. I did the Joe Jonas fun run and helped raise money for Special Olympics. I celebrated the first ever EKS Day
Lauren Potter and me October 2010 |
October : I pet Lauren potter from Glee I craved a pumpkin for Halloween but did not trick or treat. I also moved the wii into T's old room.
November watch book gal win CCS and make it to state. Celebrate Thanksgiving and helped cook for the first time.
December Mom became vice chancellor of diversity at UCSF. Mom and Dad had their 20th wedding anniversary. I went to the Alumni soccer game. We had a great Christmas (see below), I bought presents for the first time this year Zoe got a rabit and she celebrated her sixth b day
I hope everyone has a happy new year and a great 2011
I love this photo of my dog and the thing is that I took this fall 2010 |
ps here are some disability Awareness post that I like that I wrote in 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Favorite pics of me brought to you by To the max
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Happy Halloween
Today marks the last day of Get it down 31 for 21 and I am proud to say I posted every day. I am glad I made it and glade not to have to worry about posting every day. Happy Halloween here are some pics from past costumes I am nothing this year it shows that I am growing up.
Halloween 1991 |
Halloween 1999 |
Halloween 2000 |
Halloween 2009 |
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
That explains a lot
The return of ms A will be in this post.
Some things I learned about Wisconsin while in her class
All you need is Cheese
Badgers are cool
Cross country skiing is fun way to enjoy the snow in Wisconsin
MS A was a great teacher. She was a teacher who got me and was willing to help me. She along with Mr T will go down as the best inclusive teachers at my high school. ( Or in ms.A case during the year I had her) Since having ms A I have always thought since having her four years a go that Wisconsin had the nicest people in America and after four years of waiting I have some evidence to support my hypothesis.
Here is the evidence
Now if could make my town like Madison in terms of public education
got image from
http://images.clipartof.com/small/16751-Clipart-Picture-Of-A-Wedge-Of-Orange-Swiss-Cheese-Mascot-Cartoon-Character-With-Welcoming-Open-Arms.jpg
Some things I learned about Wisconsin while in her class
All you need is Cheese
Badgers are cool
Cross country skiing is fun way to enjoy the snow in Wisconsin
MS A was a great teacher. She was a teacher who got me and was willing to help me. She along with Mr T will go down as the best inclusive teachers at my high school. ( Or in ms.A case during the year I had her) Since having ms A I have always thought since having her four years a go that Wisconsin had the nicest people in America and after four years of waiting I have some evidence to support my hypothesis.
Here is the evidence
Now if could make my town like Madison in terms of public education
got image from
http://images.clipartof.com/small/16751-Clipart-Picture-Of-A-Wedge-Of-Orange-Swiss-Cheese-Mascot-Cartoon-Character-With-Welcoming-Open-Arms.jpg
Monday, June 21, 2010
It should not be a fight
I have seen and heard Many stories about parents who have to fight for there child to be in mainstream and after reading such accounts I wonder why does it have to be a fight on there part to let disabled kids go to inclusive school.
I have always been included since kindergarten. It was a no brainier for my parents and the two school districts because I have normal intelligence. I would not trade inclusion for special education, (although I must admit I wish I had more life skills when I graduated high school ) because I have met so many wonderful teachers, students and faculty as well as being apart of all of my school communities. I have so Many great memories of being in the mainstream and going on field trips and discovering new things. I just graduated from inclusive high school but have left behind a club and lessons that others have learned from me.
I have had help and support from special education teachers and staff and have participated in ST a one to one aid and Work ability while being able to read write and learn with people in my community, people who live near me and in my city because I have been in inclusive education
I care so much about inclusion because Cerebral Palsy could have caused me to have a intellectual disability are be so disabled that the best place for me would have been a separate class or a special needs school. I care because I have friends with disabilities both online and in real life who are not included . I see what a shame it is that other people will not have the chance to get to know them.
I have heard from a favorite teacher of mine that when they taught at another school the kids with disabilities were there but they never got to see or talk to them. The kids missed out on getting to see and talk and make a connection with the person who has been a great mentor and friend to me. The teacher has been working as teacher for a while but I was their first student my level of disability it was not easy but like they said at the end of the year " Oh the stories we could tell" and I am a character in that story along with the other students.(maybe mine are the annoying and hard stories but hopefully there are some great ones of just me and the whole class) I have not heard any stories yet from that class but I would buy the book .........I think..... lol
Inclusion should not be so hard because unlike a driver's test which should be earned because the result of it not going badly are deadly inclusion dose not hurt anyone . In fact inclusion benefits everyone involved the students teacher s and school community. In all classes i have been in (AP US history include) everyone isn't at the same level so why is it that people say it is easier not to have kids with intellectual disabilities at the same classrooms. With mortifying assignments or simplfilng the information all kids would be able to learn better. Inculsion was not a fight for me and should not be a fight for anyone else.
My mom came to my kindergarten class when we had our career unit I am sitting on my teachers lap listening to what she does in the hospital |
Ms P (red) was my sped teacher all t throughout high school here i am with her halloween 2009 |
Field trip fun. |
Art work 2009 the teacher used to be a sped teacher I took ceramics during my Senior year of high school |
I have heard from a favorite teacher of mine that when they taught at another school the kids with disabilities were there but they never got to see or talk to them. The kids missed out on getting to see and talk and make a connection with the person who has been a great mentor and friend to me. The teacher has been working as teacher for a while but I was their first student my level of disability it was not easy but like they said at the end of the year " Oh the stories we could tell" and I am a character in that story along with the other students.(maybe mine are the annoying and hard stories but hopefully there are some great ones of just me and the whole class) I have not heard any stories yet from that class but I would buy the book .........I think..... lol
School is not the only area that inclusion should apply to but to all types of recreation for peers of similar ages. I played soccer in AYSO from pre k to 8th grade every fall |
Inclusion should not be so hard because unlike a driver's test which should be earned because the result of it not going badly are deadly inclusion dose not hurt anyone . In fact inclusion benefits everyone involved the students teacher s and school community. In all classes i have been in (AP US history include) everyone isn't at the same level so why is it that people say it is easier not to have kids with intellectual disabilities at the same classrooms. With mortifying assignments or simplfilng the information all kids would be able to learn better. Inculsion was not a fight for me and should not be a fight for anyone else.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
I passed AP history ,but aged out of speech
I have cerebral palsy which is mild ;however, it still noticeable in one way when I open my mouth to say something. Not saying anything for me isn't a option because i love to talk and i am funny which means strangers will always wonder what is wrong with me or think that i have low intelligence which is soo not the case. AS Deb pointed out her speaking has no consistency with intelligence
This has happened a lot of times during my course of my life. I remember adults talking to me or asking my parents what I say it far more what happens. It happened recently at a restaurant with some family friends. I order something off the adult menu(which makes sense considering my age) . I had an adult drink but come meal time I got a thing I wanted from the kids menu. Now most people would not be bothered by this but looking back I wonder if the waitress gave me something from the kids menu because she thought I was not a adult or that I would not know the difference because I had a intellectual disability I wonder.
I did pass Advanced placement united states history and it is true. I passed my test with a three. with high school ending I aged out of free speech therapy and there are still things I could work on. Mr.T stutters a little bit but he is still smart and wise and the administrates trust him to teach AP and he is a great teacher. I may talk unclearly but that dose not mean I am dumb.
pic is from http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/295742-3812-20.jpg
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Ready or not here I come
no not hide and seek but graduation i graduated from high school for the first and last time. I had a party at my house with my family and got my video games back so even though it sucks that high school is over I am glad my video games are back in my possessions
Monday, April 26, 2010
Honorable mention again
Hi guys I want to let you know that I won an another award for my poetry. This is the same contest I won last year. I do not have a copy of that poem so in the mean time here is the one i won last year
Dare to dream big
When I was little
I had big dreams.
I wanted to be a construction worker,
Teacher,
High school sport star.
I dreamed, and I thought
If I made the good dreams big enough ,
I thought
Just maybe
Just maybe
It could come true.
When I got older,
Just shy of ten,
I began to question
If I could control
my destiny.
I realized that I was different somehow
From the rest of the kids on the playground.
I had two acronyms attached to my name
They were
CP, and NLD
I began to realize this and sometimes felt ashamed.
Then there came middle school.
That was the worst.
Kids teased me and I got my feelings hurt.
I sucked.
I was a loner.
The worst kid in the entire seventh grade class.
What made it worse was that CP was in my face.
I always got cut from team sports,
The games I loved most.
The things that made papa boast,
Like he did for the baseball king,
My elder brother.
Around this time
My dream came to me
And whispered softly into my ear to
“Please do not let me leave your side
Let me stay and let me help you as a guide:
For new stories,
New songs,
New programs,
That I long to belong to.
Programs that saw inclusion as key
To opening the doors for all kids,
Even those with disabilities.”
All in all
I want to leave you with this:
Reach for the stars,
But when you land on the stars
Go for the moon.
Make your future yours
Despite what others think you can do
Whether you are short, or way too tall,
Or have some type of disability
or none at all.
With hard work
And a little money ,too,
They might
Just might
Come true.
The choice of a future is up to you.
I dare you to dream big and see it through.
After all dreams are among the few things that are up to you.
Dare to dream big
When I was little
I had big dreams.
I wanted to be a construction worker,
Teacher,
High school sport star.
I dreamed, and I thought
If I made the good dreams big enough ,
I thought
Just maybe
Just maybe
It could come true.
When I got older,
Just shy of ten,
I began to question
If I could control
my destiny.
I realized that I was different somehow
From the rest of the kids on the playground.
I had two acronyms attached to my name
They were
CP, and NLD
I began to realize this and sometimes felt ashamed.
Then there came middle school.
That was the worst.
Kids teased me and I got my feelings hurt.
I sucked.
I was a loner.
The worst kid in the entire seventh grade class.
What made it worse was that CP was in my face.
I always got cut from team sports,
The games I loved most.
The things that made papa boast,
Like he did for the baseball king,
My elder brother.
Around this time
My dream came to me
And whispered softly into my ear to
“Please do not let me leave your side
Let me stay and let me help you as a guide:
For new stories,
New songs,
New programs,
That I long to belong to.
Programs that saw inclusion as key
To opening the doors for all kids,
Even those with disabilities.”
All in all
I want to leave you with this:
Reach for the stars,
But when you land on the stars
Go for the moon.
Make your future yours
Despite what others think you can do
Whether you are short, or way too tall,
Or have some type of disability
or none at all.
With hard work
And a little money ,too,
They might
Just might
Come true.
The choice of a future is up to you.
I dare you to dream big and see it through.
After all dreams are among the few things that are up to you.
Monday, January 18, 2010
A Princess party
Or not .Tomarrow is my annual IEP. Thanks to my wonderfull behavor and great grades (so not the case) the IEP will go nicely.
I am so nevous. I think my self esteem will be going down tomarrow morning and I will be more nevous then I am already am ( if that is even possible) for life after high school.
The bad thing is I touched the fire sota speak last Thursday so it was too late for this IEP but maybe not for open house which is in march but that dose not cover life after high school. ( more on these topics soon i hope)
pic is me age 19 months
Monday, October 19, 2009
A little pumkin: Halloween 1991
My first halloween I was a pumpkin. I was the not the only one who wore this costume. My two sisters were pumpkins there first halloweens as well. I think my mom reused it because it was a cute cosume
(I am a few days shy of being 2 months)
( It was pretty big on me)
Who is this guy holding me never mind it is just my dad
(Me and my Mom. Do you see the yellow and red thing behind
the couch just above my mom's shoulder?
That was a reaching thing.
It was sesame street theme.
Book gal and princess used that as well.)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
WORDS DO HURT End the R word
This old post is what I wrote last Augest. It is not about the r word but it goes right along with this topic
I remember when I was little and my dad told me that "Sticks and Stones can break your bones but words can never hurt you. Well I don't think it is true... Wait let me rephrase that it is . Princess and book gal have a easy cry baby that would me. My dad says that I am too sensitive and tells me to ignore it. That is the bad advice that you can give a victim of bullying disabled or not .Still don't believe me okay here comes a story
In sixth grade my mom and dad through that I should have one class in special education called RSP. it basically is a study hall with a special needs teacher who helps you do the work. Well in Sixth grade I had a guy in my class who always said I was a loner and no one played with me. I told the teacher and she said to ignore it because he was from a bad family and needed attention. Well I never could ignore it and I spent the remainder of my first middle school year yelling at him back and froth.
The school thorough I had behavior problems so in seventh grade I was put into a RSP room with a strict teacher and mean kids. Man did I hate that class. There were three other kids in the class who teased me and like the guy in 6th grade all of them came from middle class families trying to make ends meet. What made it worse was that there was a nice RSP room with good kids who teacher was nice. I also was the only one with my teachers on my RSP teacher case load The nice one had the others.
On Wednesdays were the hardest day of the week. The teacher had meetings that day and we were under supervision of a sub. One peculiar Wednesday a girl said that the entire 7th grade hated me. She was training for a peer helper and the class was talking about me and how much they hated me. My aid talked to me and sat by me during my next class and we talked to the head teacher(Who is a great guy that i had for math the next year) who told me that they had been talking about how to treat someone with a disability and my name came up. Someone did not learn their lesson.
Words do hurt and schools need to be aware of this and help those getting teased and don't tell them to ignore it . Think about it this way if your son/ daughter fell and scarped his/her knee you wipe it up right. Well bullying is like that only the cut is invisible It's a cut to the child self esteem
Saturday, March 14, 2009
A great song with even better pictures
this relates to the post below. My favorite pic is the transition from MLK to Obama. We watched a movie not to long a go about Steven harking. He can only talk with a computer but he is so smart. He is a perfect example of do not judge a book by it's cover.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Favorite final flashback
Hi guys just a mid week up date I am in finals which end on friday . I was going to do WW but since it is almost too late for that I am going to post my faverite final memory which thanks too dad never deleting his email is still intact so Enjoy this memory that have only done once Bold name are changed for privact
December 4 2006 15 years old and a freshmen (ninth grader in high school)
I am writing to congratulate AZ on an exceptional Spanish oral interview. She spoke accurately, appropriately and with a good accent. She understood all of my questions, and literally did not make ANY mistakes in speaking! This is both unusual and impressive- not many students earn a 100% score on the oral interview, and she certainly earned it! She should be proud of herself for her focus, hard work and strong intellect. As usual, she is kind, a great participator, helper (to me and classmates) and listener in Spanish class. !Felicitaciones AZ!
hopefully I will ace more finals in the near future
Monday, October 6, 2008
get it down I miss the playground
I miss the playground. I rember when I was in primary school I looked forward to recess and lunch. Recess and lunch were fun there was jumprope to learn.I became a pro at this when i was in Kindergarten. I loved playing on the playground doing the monkey bars and cimbing through the the tubes.
But what I miss most is the aceptance On the playground it was easy to join in a game of knockout or tag or handball. teasing still happened. I remeber a indent in pre K but for the most part My time from K-5 was great
My mom says that you learn to fear people who are different,. Mabey it is kinda like santa Clause you believe in him when your young but as y get older you Belize it is just your mom and Dad.
C is in K now and she told me that I seek wired. It hurt because in five years she might think people with disabilities are wired and avoid them and mabe even bully them. I fear that day. The day when kids realize that people with disablities are wired and bad.
I will always treasure the time we were playing hide and seek on Saturday night. THat took me back to the times of the playground
Saturday, September 6, 2008
17 years ago today an advocate for the disabled was born
that would be me
yeah thats right today is my 17 birthday and in honor of that I am going to tell y a positive event that happened to me over the past 16 years
1 celebrated first b day with friends and family and enjoyed being the only child during the week. Laid back athelte visited on weekends
2 became older sis to book gal
3 moved to house I am currently in and became the sister of Princess
4 attend pre school (SDC) loved Pocahontas
6 Learned how to jump rope from my K teacher and did hippo theaphy
7 stated playing piano
8 went skiing for the first time and fell in love with the snow
9 partook in a project and fond that I am a great actor
10 after meaning years of being Woody for Halloween I was a clown
11 started playing basketball with my church and then
12 started middle school played softball on princess and book gal's team. I was the eldest on the team
13 got Zoe for Christmas and partook in my first Special Olympics event Swimming
14 graduated from middle school. had a big party to celebrate then went to visit Mickey Mouse at Disney land
15 went to hawaii and swam with the dolphins started blogging and golf
16 completed a driver's ed class and got nominated for a computer by one of my blogger friends
17 I hope to have IRl's. Do a lose the training wheels bike camp and do anther year of Standford golf camp. I hope to make progress on a video about NLD and give my poem to MS A IN PERSON
(Uncle M r and me summer 2008)
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