Beneath the Wings: Correction/Addition to Monday’s “I Was Surprised” post

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Correction/Addition to Monday’s “I Was Surprised” post

Today I got up the nerve to jokingly comment to the music (student) teacher how surprised I had been that SHE was surprised with Ricki knowing about flutes, violins, etc, seeing that this IS kindergarten material…..She replied, “No. That’s not what I meant. I was surprised that she knew the names of some instruments that even my little brother doesn’t know, like castanets.” Well, that is better.

1 comment:

A Living Nadneyda said...: It's a good reminder that our assumptions can color how we hear others. If the student is young I would ascribe her comments to her lack of experience... she referred to her brother, not her own kids. Parents natural have gained more knowledge about kids in general, than young college students, even if they did grow up with many siblings.; November 23, 2008 at 10:35 PM

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This blog is basically a diary, journal, and notes of observations. In the past it dealt mostly with the topics of special needs, especially a real view of what life is like with (and for) a teen with Down syndrome. However, since Ricki's death in August 2012, at age 17, the amount of blogging on the subject of "special needs" has decreased. Additional topics are interpersonal relationships, life in Israel, and dieting. (I have lost 75 kilos...)(And no, I did NOT have weight-loss surgery....) Also an occasional get-on-a-soapbox-and-tell-it-like-it-is personal opinion.