A visit to a 4th Grade class.

As always everything went wonderful at McDonogh yesterday. When talking with 4th graders, I think it’s important to let them know. It’s ok to be yourself and life is More interesting when you have friends that a bit different from their self.
After spending an hour with the students we like to see how well they can understand me. I left them with this sentence: Everyone can contribute to life. %90 of the students had no problem putting that together.

Visit to McDonogh School

For the past few years I have had a standing invitation to go chat with the 4th grade at the McDonogh School. It started with an idea of Doctor Whiteford and her husband who works at the school. As part of Mr. Whiteford’s lesson plan the students read a book about a boy that can’t talk. To relate more to this story the student cannot talk for a day and have to use picture books as a way to communicate.
At the end of this lesson Dena and I go talk to the class that allows me to explain how life is with a disability. The students always of questions that most adults do not even ask. I believe if we are going to change societies’ out look upon disabilities, it starts with the youth.