I really enjoyed the documentary we watched in class a couple of weeks ago. I love stories where a person can excel no matter what their situation was.
I was disturbed by the following:
-(I know you mentioned this in class) but how her mother referred to her as "mentally retarded." I did some thinking and I think this might have to do with the fact that it was before there was a lot of controversy surrounding being politically correct and actually acknowledging disabilities.
-How it was so unfortunate that she did have to have 24 hour care and she couldn't communicate unless it was through a keyboard or her typing instrument. Hearing her say, she wouldn't be able to call 911 on her own was very sad for me.
I was pretty emotional about this story because I work with children who are preschool age and always have, and it is so hard to know what children who can't really communicate (being 1-3 yrs. old) yet in their life might have something truly wrong with them. I'm glad her parents took note of things that she did because I know diseases such as autism go untreated for a while because parents don't really want to admit or look into the fact that their child might have a problem such as this.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Blindness
Sorry everyone about not posting the Native American Conference dates, I had a crazy weekend, and I will do my best to find another event. Sorry again.
I just read the two articles for the movie Blindness and at first, I wasn't sure which side I was on. I understand that it is very offensive to have blind people depicted in that light, but I don't know how far is too far.
The movie Blindness did take it to far. I can't get off this italics/bold combination. To depict human beings doing animal like things when faced with a problem such as blindness is outrageous. I don't think using the word blinded by something is a offensive.
I also understand that the writer of the book was just trying to be "controversial" which is something he achieved, but I think he offended way to many people in the process. I don't know that many blind people, but none the less, I still know people who are in my classes who get around just fine by listening and typing, and can EASILY walk around the building without people's help.
I just read the two articles for the movie Blindness and at first, I wasn't sure which side I was on. I understand that it is very offensive to have blind people depicted in that light, but I don't know how far is too far.
The movie Blindness did take it to far. I can't get off this italics/bold combination. To depict human beings doing animal like things when faced with a problem such as blindness is outrageous. I don't think using the word blinded by something is a offensive.
I also understand that the writer of the book was just trying to be "controversial" which is something he achieved, but I think he offended way to many people in the process. I don't know that many blind people, but none the less, I still know people who are in my classes who get around just fine by listening and typing, and can EASILY walk around the building without people's help.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Al Capone Does My Shirts
I was really looking forward to reading this story because I could tell it had a funny aspect to it, as opposed to other stories we have read so far. I thought it was just about Moose living on the same island as the inmates, but I had no idea it had to do with the fact that his sister had some form of a mental problem.
It didn't exactly sit well with me the attitude/the way Moose's mother treated her children. I understand that it was the 1930's and during the depression, but it seemed as though she wasn't really fit to be a mother. She put adult responsibilities on Moose that were really her responsibilities, but I think it was also the time period. I don't know the exact way people acted in the early 1930's, but I do know how much it has evolved with children's laws and things.
I ultimately liked this story. I liked the idea of his sister getting better with the work that she did with Mrs. Kelley and working on her sickness, for I know they didn't really know what autism was at that time. People still don't know what autism is exactly or how to treat it. I was reading a website blogger I often read, Perez Hilton, and this link really struck me and reminded me of this story: http://perezhilton.com/2008-07-21-why-is-this-idiot-still-on-the-air
It is completely relevant and I just think it's shocking that people still think things like this.
It didn't exactly sit well with me the attitude/the way Moose's mother treated her children. I understand that it was the 1930's and during the depression, but it seemed as though she wasn't really fit to be a mother. She put adult responsibilities on Moose that were really her responsibilities, but I think it was also the time period. I don't know the exact way people acted in the early 1930's, but I do know how much it has evolved with children's laws and things.
I ultimately liked this story. I liked the idea of his sister getting better with the work that she did with Mrs. Kelley and working on her sickness, for I know they didn't really know what autism was at that time. People still don't know what autism is exactly or how to treat it. I was reading a website blogger I often read, Perez Hilton, and this link really struck me and reminded me of this story: http://perezhilton.com/2008-07-21-why-is-this-idiot-still-on-the-air
It is completely relevant and I just think it's shocking that people still think things like this.
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