One of the little girls I teach is a nine year old profoundly deaf child, for whom language and speech are difficult. I gave her the sentence, "I am thankful for . . . . . ", hoping for 2 or 3 responses to complete it. Instead, this is the list she gave me:
- everybody
- life
- home
- school
- family
- all my friends (followed by a smiley face)
- foods
- bed
- teachers
- my backyard
- my peach tree
- computers
- tickles
- seasons
- books
- my birthday
- the day
- clothes
- TV
- video games
- a rainbow
- colors
- chairs
- tables
- singing (remember, she is deaf but has a cochlear implant)
- balloons
- my bike
- camping (she has never been camping, yet)
Now that the rush of preparation for Thanksgiving is over, I thought it might be good, to ponder and consider for what I am thankful. I am thankful for this student. Her simplicity; her dreams and experiences listed above seem so refreshingly profound to me.
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