Reflect on the issue at hand and let me know your response to this letter.
Some guiding questions:
What are your perceptions of the content?
Do you have any experiences or observations that are related to the issue at hand?
What you found inspiring, confusing, difficult, interesting and why.
Questions you have and conclusions you have drawn.
Comparisons and connections between what you are learning and :
- Your prior knowledge and experience
- Your prior assuumptions and preconceptions
Last year, our class faced a similar problem: Bullying and marginalizing one of our classmates. He was not a victim because of mild autism, but just about his personality and characteristics. He was a little anti-social and not the kind that people would normally enjoy sticking around with. Because of this, we started to bully him and pick on him. This was a rather similar case to that of the boy in the article, but just of a different reason. We found out that these could cause emotional stress to the victim, so we stopped bullying him, or rather tried to curb this problem.
What about the article? I think the story was touching, about how a boy overcame autism and his enjoyable education in Singapore. It probably is a true story, and I find it assuring that Singaporeans are so willing to help and not the kind who will marginalize and pick on people because of any disorders. I also want to know what the students did to help the boy that he became so happy and joyful, and is this forum post reliable (did it happen that way)?
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