climbing the stairs on his own
walking around the entire school grounds without help
hugging a fellow pupil
pronouncing a difficult word correctly and clearly
neatly and rapidly solving a math problem
presenting a science subject in front of her classmates
surprising me by remembering the exact arrangement of certain objects
reading a new word without hesitation
starting to learn how to tie his own shoes
sitting down with a correct posture and being able to concentrate for 10 minutes
throwing a volleyball in a perfect pass
remembering all the days of the week
being able to participate in the school trip
learning the colours in a new language and naming them everywhere he sees them
Working with “ñinos con habilidades diferentes” can be frustrating, it can be hard. It requires a lot of patience. But it’s also very rewarding. It changes your view on life quite a lot. They teach you to slow down and appreciate the small things more.
Though you might have not advanced much, maybe only completed one sheet in a whole morning, there are always small progresses to be proud of. Little victories can make your day. You learn to improvise, to find new strategies to prompt your headstrong or unmotivated student. And even on a particularly difficult day, all the mischief they come up with will make you laugh :).
Oh Amy, this is such a nice story about the progress of your special boy. Happiness and tears at the same time. All my love ? Nonna
Yes, well it isn’t just about the boy I worked with, I let myself inspire by different kids at the school :). They all have something to teach us!