Hay guys October is nearly over which means that it is almost the end of the giveaway for Who's the slow learner. Sandra also made a video. It is really good. I love the song she used.
It is 31 for 21 day six.
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
31 for 21 Day 23 : Memories from Seconed Grade
In Second grade I remember..
Starting a new school. I moved to public school it was harder to fit in. I had a hard time making friends and was bullied.
Aide : I had a one on one aide.
Writers Workshop : I remember coming up with great stories about different things.
Spelling words and homework packets: These came home every week.
Arthur and Toy Story Two: These were my favorite things to watch on tv. Toy story two came out the Thanksgiving of my second grade year. I had an Arthur Backpack.
Field Trips: To the park, to see Elephant seals, and we rode the train to the downtown.
Singing in the classroom and after school in the school singing class . I still remember those tunes.
This teacher was a great teacher for me. She actually taught all of my siblings. She is now my Facebook friend.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
31 for 21 Day 22 : "The first of many graduations"
My mom is a wonderful women. She is strong smart and by far my best advocate. I love her so much. She also believes in me.
We have an old video of my preschool graduation. In the video my mom is saying that this is the first of many graduations and she included medical school . I should mention that this was a graduation from a special needs preschool. My mom is amazing. The belief and hope that her child with disabilities could achieve greatness is ineradicable. That is one of the reasons that I have come so far. It is because she believed in me.
Leave a comment if you would like to hear from my mom in a future blog post.
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| The first of many Oh how right my mother was |
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
31 for 21 Day 21 Brave in the attempt to obtain knowledge
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| First day of school Fall 2015 |
On my first day at my new univestiy, which happen two days before I wrote this post. I alternated between excitement and fear.
The excitement came from the classes I would be taking, the fear came from my experinces at my old university. But after I had one class and went to go find lunch and heard music playing I thought that. I got this and I knew that I can be brave in the attempt to obtain knowledge.
The mental scars that I have from my educational experince are many. I was label the bad kid in K to 12 . I was told that I could not graduate from college ( I graduate in 2016) I was bullied and told to ignore it , yet I have overcame. It has not been easy but I am plaining to celebrate big when I graduate from college because I was brave and overcame soo much.
Imagine how much more confident I would have been if I did not have those scars. Do you have school scars from your school years of your child's let me know below
I do not mean to brag or anything but I am pretty amazing.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
31 for 21 Day 20 : On being realistic...
When a baby is born. The sky is the limit. Parents dream of their kid being a doctor lawyer or actor. Sometimes those dreams die when their is a developmental disability that is diagnosed. Haply as society is becoming more inclusive these dreams do not have to die. There are college programs for people with disabilities and there are more options for employment as well.
The hard part about this is that these opportunities are closed to people with developmental disabilities. Not because they are not capable or unlucky, but because the adults in charge destroy their dreams. They rip them up into tiny shreds and lock them away. Now these people are not overly mean they think they are being realistic and kind. They feel that they are doing the best thing for them and their parents. Sometimes parents agree with these limits.
This happened to me on a few occasions. The first being in high school where they told me I'd work in the back room and live in a group home. The seconded time being my experience at a private college. I know how I got through those hard times by having people believe in me. From parents to teachers at my jr college to my friends . I decided to listen to them instead and now I am almost done.
It is up to the adults in a young persons life to encourage them to dream big. Young children can not dream , but the adults can dream by having high expectations. A long time ago doctors tried telling parents to be realistic and put there children in institutions. That did not work out so well. Don't be realistic be bold and daring. Set high goals Will kids reach those said goals? Maybe not, but not all able bodied people do either. Let people with disabilities show you that they can not do something instead of never letting them try .
For anyone reading this with a disability
Blast those low expectations out of the water.
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Monday, October 19, 2015
31 for 21 Day 19 : Virtural Field Trip
Read it and comment on this page. Do you agree or disagree.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
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