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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 11:23:32 EST
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- From: RJKOPP@SUVM.BITNET
- Subject: Alex's mentor
- In-Reply-To: Your MAIL dated Mon, 28 Dec 1992 10:31:37 EST
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- I like the sound of your scout troup, although some good iteraction with the
- other troups with some help from some troup leaders or helpers to foster
- interaction would be of immense value. The intervention of someone to
- guide it would help direct it so that both groups of kids would be more
- accepting of each other. This is the same thing I feel about the aides on
- the playground you speak of, it may keep your son safe, but it's not doing
- anything to help him socially. It leaves it entirely up to him to initiate
- the interaction, which is already his problem. I've seen this with my
- daughter too, the unfortunate part is that this is free time, sometimes for
- teachers and aides and it's probably hard to get some to do what needs to
- be done. I'm not nocking this either cause I do think the teachers are
- overworked and need breaks that I often wonder how they get. Perhaps some
- scheduling would help, such as an aide gets a lunch hour during a time
- when the students don't need so much help, or roving aides to releive some
- people. But Schools really need to address the real social issue too,
- that's another reason why I cringe when I see a regimented school where
- talking among children is discouraged etc. This is exactly what these kids
- need and I think it can be incorporated.
-
- There is a saying in some of our more progressive schools that if the
- classroom is quite things aren't happening, well I don't know if that's
- always true, but I think socialization should be fostered.
-
- One other point about your son feeling ashamed about talking to himself.
- This is something my daughter Shawna does too, but there was a time she
- was facilitating and expressed that she thought that maybe people think
- she's crazy for whispering so much. When she gets in front of the mirror
- she really gets wound up with this. Other times then she starts acting like
- she's teaching class. We really get a kick out of it, but there are times
- we have to be careful that she doesn't think we're laughing at her cause
- she will get sensitive about it.
-
- Thanks,
- Ray Kopp
- Syracuse, New York
- Internet:rjkopp@mailbox.syr.edu
- Bitnet:RJKOPP@SUVM.BITNET
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