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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
Showing posts with label collage sesmester fall 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label collage sesmester fall 2010. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Deedah: the movie review
How I got the movie
to find out more about the movie please visit http://www.deedahandme.com/ |
In the fall of 2010 I came across a trailer for a movie made by a sister about her brother with down syndrome . (This was of course Deedah) I watched it over and over again and wished I could have it but I doubted that my parents would pay for it ( I have wanted the Child King for a while now but have not yet seen it). I then found out about the blog and facebook group and I quickly signed up for both of them. On the blog in October -which is Down Syndrome and Disability Awareness month - the blog was giving away a free copy of the DVD. I left a lot of comments and even though I did not win I still got a DVD for free due to my "persistence and passion". It was put in the mail and I waited and waited for the DVD to show up. I would come home every day from collage and look in the mailbox - which resulted in me taking the mail in but after it came the mail was not that interesting anymore - and when it finally came I was thrilled and excited to see it. Now a couple of months latter i have had the time to review this movie.
Review
the two kids from the film they are soo cute |
Like I said before Deedah is a seven year old perspective about her brother with Down Syndrome. The two kids are -in the movie which was made in 2009 so they are a bit older now- seven and five years old. Seven and five are two cute ages and these kids are no exception both kids are soo cute and fun to watch. The sister is the older one in the family with her brother years behind him. There names are John and Charlotte The name of the film comes from the way john first said his sister's name. John was born with Down Syndrome but the film really shows how normal his life really is. John can go down water slides, play mini-golf, and goes to school in a inclusive program with other kindergartners. The music is really good , I found myself singing the songs in the film, and it adds to the overall positive tone of the documentary. The documentary is extremely positive from Charlotte perspective on her brothers disability. She tells the audience that everyone has different finger prints and that her brother is great just the way he is. John may have a speech delay but he able to articulate his disability as being UP Syndrome instead of Down Syndome extremely loud and clear .
The film also takes a brief view on bulling. This is where I think any kid can take something away from the movie. The film talks about how bullying hurts even if the Victor is disabled. It gives kids ideas on how to deal with bullying and how important it is to help kids develop strategies to stand up to those mean kids.
In conclusion I think Deedah is a great movie. I wish it could have been longer.It is 30 minutes without bonus features) The songs are great and the kids are even better. I think this type of video should be shown in elementary schools to help kids understand Down Syndrome. I would love to see more movies like Deedah showing other disabilities. I think movies like this have the potential on how other kids will view a child with Down Syndrome. After you see the movie there is still the blog that keeps you up to date about life after the documentary. I hope more movies like Deedah will be made to show that all people with all types of disabilities have more abilities then disabilities.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Pulse Pen light
This is what I pick up in the Assertive technology lab. It is called a smart pen. It records audio and sound. I am essentially taping the lecture and can bring up cretin points on my pen by tapping on the paper It is hard to explain so i am going to show you videos of it
This video is cool because I worked on the K sound when I was in speech therapy. I also sometime subsitute t for K
This video is cool because I worked on the K sound when I was in speech therapy. I also sometime subsitute t for K
Monday, December 6, 2010
Life and times of a collage student with disablites
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I ate this once when I couldn't find waffles |
A typical day for me starts long after my sister go to their high school. I wake up around 9:00 and jump into the shower to begin my day. I get dressed and head down stairs where i take my morning medication and have some brekfast. If we have any waffles in the house I will put them in the toster put way to much syurp on them and gobble them down while watching my shows on the DVR. If I am done with breakfast by 10:45 I grab my hat and head to school. I enjoy the walk to school it is about an hour give or take but it is good excersise I have to go up a big hill but the only the first third is steap. If it is late I take a bus or my parents drive me, if they are home. I go to the local Comminty collage which i am hoping to change and start over as a freshman at a four year school next fall.
First stop for me when I get to collage |
The first order of business when I get on campus is to go to the Asstive technology center and get Something cheak back tomorrow to see what it is . I then go to my class which starts at 12:10. It is Intermediate Algebra. I sit up front in a seat that is reserved for me, The sign that is in the picture is taken off but no one sits there. The instructor is a guy named Will (not his real name) He is really nice and has high expectations for me. He does not think I a pain to teach and trust me enough to let me lend money. After his class I head upstairs for an English class with Jone( again not real name) the class is pretty easy for me. It is a step below collage English but I will be doing Freshman English in January. I have two friends in that class who went to my rival high school but we get along alright. I also have an old friend that I had in high school when I was friends with DD. I thought that collage would be so scary but Mr T was right I would be fine.
Tuesday post will be on what I pick up at the office
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