Seeing the child vs. their disability
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Because I'm telling you, no matter what hat I've worn in the special education or education field, because I see and value these kids and their families, I can teach these kids anything. I mean, I can MacGyver it with, like, paper, pen, paperclip, and a rubber band. And I guarantee you, I will have one of the best lessons I've ever had in my life. So, please. These guys are human, too. They have good days
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:41
And from there everything can be a toy, everything can be a tool to discover the truth of that moment or the possibility of that moment. And you of all people are in such a beautiful position to help us see these children and help us understand differently abled people as just different and abled in a different way and live into that labeling as sort of a way to not be weighed down by it or limit others by it
phil spade
@Phil · 1:08
Wow, that really is an unbelievable day. And just to hear the words you see me is just really unbelievable. I just can't even imagine the emotion. In my experience, you get that expressed, but in their way, in their own way, and you have to recognize that. So to hear those actual words, I really can't even imagine that's a great day
Prabha Iyer
@PSPV · 3:39
So actually a teacher can make a great difference and you have made a great difference for that boy by being so friendly and so he has spent this day happy with you and this day is going to be a very wonderful day and cherishing evergreen in his life. So he is actually not only he, the children of those kind learn for kindness, affection, love, that's what they want
Hey, DB. Thank you so much for your very kind message. I really appreciate it. Hope you're having a good day. Bye
Thank you so much, Phil, for your very kind words. I'm glad you appreciated my swell, and I hope everything is going well with you. Thanks. Bye
Thank you so much for your very kind reply. I really enjoyed listing your thoughts to your thoughts. Hope all is well and that you're having a good day. Thank you. Bye
Gina Jackson
@Gina_Jackson · 1:43
Hey, I just want to say thank you so much for doing the job you do. It's a job that not a lot of people understand nor would they be able to do. And I absolutely love that you guys talked about horror movies. That is a passion of mine. So that is just awesome. I used to work in behavioral health, and all of my clients had severe schizophrenia. Sometimes when I would take them out, at least one of them would have a psychotic break in public
It's. Thank you, gina, for your nice words. Sorry it took me a little bit to get back to you. It has been really crazy at work. It's the end of the school year, so a lot of people are freaking out, have a lot of testing to do and a lot of wrap up before the year ends. Sounds like you do a lot of incredible work yourself. So I thank you and I thank you for listening
David Robles
@PedagogyGang · 1:01
And I felt like MacGyver is like a distant dream from what the kids are calling the late 19 hundreds. So it was nice to hear a MacGyver reference. Thanks again know people appreciate you. Even though it may seem thankless. The look in their eyes, the appreciation, the gratitude. It's everything
You. Thanks so much for your reply to my swell. Definitely appreciate it. Yeah, I guess MacGyver is kind of an older reference, but, I mean, they did reboot the show a few years back, but totally get it. I mean, I was talking about the OG MacGyver, but you're a teacher as well, so yeah, definitely. Thank you to you, too
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