Responsibility, Celebrated

posted May 18, 2009 at 1:25pm

Funny how things happen. I wrote that last post before I took a good look at the fridge.

Sophie’s third grade teacher does something that I absolultely love. She has a pouch on the wall and slips of paper on a shelf beneath. Students are asked to fill one out in honor of a classmate who has displayed exemplary behavior.

You would think someone gave Sophie an Academy Award, she was that excited when she told me about how the teacher emptied the pouch and pulled out a slip (she called it a “certificate”) with her name on it.

And for being responsible, of all things! How about that?

I’m not sure what “resposid” means, but I’ll take it.

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Tags: Filed under: Down syndrome, third grade by Amysilverman

6 Responses to “Responsibility, Celebrated”

  1. blogs should have a thumbs up or <3 'heart' button!

  2. fantastic! for the receiver and the giver of the “certificate”!

  3. How ’bout that! What a great start to the year.

  4. Terrific way to kick off the year!

  5. I love it !

  6. awesome

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Amy Silverman
Amy Silverman has two beautiful daughters, Annabelle and Sophie. Sophie has Down syndrome. These days, Amy divides the world into two groups: the people who adore Sophie, and those who don’t look twice. Amy has to remind herself that once upon a time -- when it came to people who are "different" -- she fell in the latter category. And therein lies the blog... Read more
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