REFLECTION
Reflection
On
Every Child is Special
Elena Paulma, ED.D.
Instructor
Hazel R. Balan
MSciEd Bio2
1st Sem SY 2012-2
Reflection
On
“ Every Child is Special Movie“
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight year-old boy who is suffering from dyslexia, a neurological disorder. He is having a trouble recognizing letters, can hardly read and write. Letters and numbers are written invertedly and words are commonly misspelled. He can not follow multiple instructions and has poor motor skills. Being different from other normal growing children, he is always thought to be dumb, idiot and lazy. His teachers, classmates, neighbors and even his own family did not realize what he is going through. In the boarding school where he was sent to be disciplined, his self confidence was shattered. He suffered trauma due to separation from his family. His passion for drawing and painting was totally gone. Ishaan became so aloof, cold and indifferent from his classmates. This showed that the concept of “ trust “during his developmental years based on Erik Erikson’s of Psycho-social theory, was not attained and established because of rejection of people around him. Until Ram Shankar Nikumbh, a substitute art teacher came to school and able to recognize his special needs. Ishaan’s other teachers thought that he has to be dealt in special education program not to be placed in the mainstream. But, Ram insisted that even special child has the right to formal and quality education as what the “ EFA”- Education for All Policy holds. Ram believes that every child has his own capabilities, desires and pace of learning. Ram helped Ishaan how to manage deficiencies brought about by being dyslexic. Ram was able to unveil the potentials of Ishaan by employing educational psychology. Appropriate intervention measures like constant practice, drills and problem solving were given to Ishaan. This confirms the theory of operant conditioning by Frederick Skinner. A person can be trained
On
Every Child is Special
Elena Paulma, ED.D.
Instructor
Hazel R. Balan
MSciEd Bio2
1st Sem SY 2012-2
Reflection
On
“ Every Child is Special Movie“
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight year-old boy who is suffering from dyslexia, a neurological disorder. He is having a trouble recognizing letters, can hardly read and write. Letters and numbers are written invertedly and words are commonly misspelled. He can not follow multiple instructions and has poor motor skills. Being different from other normal growing children, he is always thought to be dumb, idiot and lazy. His teachers, classmates, neighbors and even his own family did not realize what he is going through. In the boarding school where he was sent to be disciplined, his self confidence was shattered. He suffered trauma due to separation from his family. His passion for drawing and painting was totally gone. Ishaan became so aloof, cold and indifferent from his classmates. This showed that the concept of “ trust “during his developmental years based on Erik Erikson’s of Psycho-social theory, was not attained and established because of rejection of people around him. Until Ram Shankar Nikumbh, a substitute art teacher came to school and able to recognize his special needs. Ishaan’s other teachers thought that he has to be dealt in special education program not to be placed in the mainstream. But, Ram insisted that even special child has the right to formal and quality education as what the “ EFA”- Education for All Policy holds. Ram believes that every child has his own capabilities, desires and pace of learning. Ram helped Ishaan how to manage deficiencies brought about by being dyslexic. Ram was able to unveil the potentials of Ishaan by employing educational psychology. Appropriate intervention measures like constant practice, drills and problem solving were given to Ishaan. This confirms the theory of operant conditioning by Frederick Skinner. A person can be trained