So we give those students a chair. We give them what they need in order to be successful.
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I truly hope you all have an amazing school year, and please feel free to use my demonstration for your own classroom or children. I will consider it an honor.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Bailey Koch, M.A.Ed. – Special Education
This post originally appeared on Cafe Mom, published with permission.
2. The Story of The Baby Sister and The Older Sister
Raise your hand if you have a younger sibling. Okay, you can put your hands down. Now raise your hand if you think your sibling got all the attention. Keep your hands raised if you think this is unfair. That’s that’s the way that I felt at first.
Let me tell you my story about how my younger sister got all the attention when she was born. It was like I was invisible. They would say “Hi Olivia” and ignore me. I didn’t think this was fair at first but once I thought about it, I realized I was wrong. My little sister was just born and she needed the attention. She would never be that little a little again. So, I learned to be okay with it.
Years later, I realized that my younger sister didn’t think it was fair that I got to go and have fun while she stayed home. I was more responsible. I knew I was not supposed to run in the street or talk to strangers. She still was too young. Life wasn’t fair for her.
So, although sometimes your younger sibling may get more attention than you, you get to do more things because you’re bigger and older. We should remember, that fair is not always equal.
This lesson was adapted from Kylie from TedxYouth.
