Day 15, Stewardship = Blessings
I was really wrestling with being a good steward of my time this morning. I thought the slacker in me had me hog tied when I saw that light switch by the door. I turned myself around and answered the phone which had been ringing off the hook all morning and said, "Yes, I will substitute in an elementary special education classroom today." I was a little concerned, but the minute I walked in the room I was blessed. Kids make me smile. These guys were no different.
It never ceases to amaze me, though, how obvious it is that our brains harbor a variety of intelligences that operate independently of one another or that intelligent educated individuals won't apply this knowledge to educational curriculum and assessments. I am speaking, of course, of those well paid individuals at the state and national levels in whose hands our standards rests. Here is a theory that touches the tip of this iceburg http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_diffinstruc.html but only touches the tip.
On the lighter side, the autistic kid cracked me up. When he wasn't seeing how wide his mouth would open he was counting in a Darth Vader voice or reading sight words in a whisper. He also liked being tickled under the chin.
I know you are a blessing to those kids. Keep up the good work. Dennis (Comment this)
Where are you? You are missed. Dennis (Comment this)