A different point of view :)

     All of the children I work with are amazingly brilliant. Sometimes the general population doesn't get the pleasure of experiencing their brilliance because 1. they just don't understand them, 2. they don't TRY to understand them, and 3. do not put their diagnoses aside and treat them like human beings.

When working with a 7 year old student, he asked if he could smell my chap stick. He gave a huge whiff, and stated:

"I love that smell....its smells just like the escalator at the mall!"

I was a bit confused so I just said, "Oh yeah, can you explain more?"

Turns out the escalator is right by the smoothie stand :)

Another example:

    I was playing the guessing game with one of my students who was 5 years old at the time.

Me: "I'm thinking of something that is small, brown, and has fur all over it"

    I was trying to get him to guess his dog, without giving the obvious clue of "Animal"

Student: "I know, its a KIWI!!"

    I thought to myself, "holy crap! I would have never guessed a kiwi!" I was so amazed that I just said:

"You guessed it! A Kiwi!"

He was so proud of himself, and I got to say, I was pretty proud of him too.


Life lesson alert: Just because somebody has a different point of view on life, doesn't mean they are wrong, it just means that you have to take some perspective and try to understand their point of view. You might be surprised about what you learn about tolerance, acceptance, and yourself.

Ha ha ha ha