Comments on: Mental Retardation and its Effects http://teacherjulie.com/2008/02/18/mental-retardation-and-its-effects/ filipina special education teacher Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:36:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cherry Amor http://teacherjulie.com/2008/02/18/mental-retardation-and-its-effects/comment-page-1/#comment-43496 Cherry Amor Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:46:48 +0000 http://teacherjulie.com/2008/02/18/mental-retardation-and-its-effects/#comment-43496 I strongly agree that the word "retarded" is never a pleasant word to hear or to be called. I support the Autism Society of America for immediately acting on the act of Adam, a Big Brother houseguest in USA, who claimed that he works with children with disabilities, but uttered a very offending remark during his stay in the house. It was very unlikely of him to say that, and he even had the nerves to say that he works with these children. The society's appeal for Adam to give a public apology is just a little to the offense that he made to the children or people with special needs. People should learn from this incident. We should be sensitive of the feelings of others, whether with or without special needs. WE RESPECT PEOPLE NOT BECAUSE THEY HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE HUMANS. I strongly agree that the word “retarded” is never a pleasant word to hear or to be called. I support the Autism Society of America for immediately acting on the act of Adam, a Big Brother houseguest in USA, who claimed that he works with children with disabilities, but uttered a very offending remark during his stay in the house. It was very unlikely of him to say that, and he even had the nerves to say that he works with these children. The society’s appeal for Adam to give a public apology is just a little to the offense that he made to the children or people with special needs.

People should learn from this incident. We should be sensitive of the feelings of others, whether with or without special needs. WE RESPECT PEOPLE NOT BECAUSE THEY HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE HUMANS.

]]> By: Cherry Amor http://teacherjulie.com/2008/02/18/mental-retardation-and-its-effects/comment-page-1/#comment-43493 Cherry Amor Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:38:45 +0000 http://teacherjulie.com/2008/02/18/mental-retardation-and-its-effects/#comment-43493 I would like to congratulate you Teacher Julie for this wonderful initiative. It is not very often that I get to browse websites like yours, that focus on Special Education here in our very own Philippines. I would just like to ask if I may also contribute or post some of my reflections here about children with special needs? I am a graduate of MAE in Child Study in Philippine Normal University, have been a counselor for children with special needs in Indiana, USA last year, and currently enroled in PhD in Guidance and Counseling also in PNU. One of our major subjects is Counseling Children with Special Needs and I am writing weekly reflections on certain conditions. I am hoping that through your site i may pursue my dream to be an advocate of love and education for the children with special needs. THANK YOU SO MUCH. <ul> <li>Cherry Amor,I thought I was able to send you my email but my server was acting up then and I wasn't able to. I just remembered now when I saw your comment. Please send me your contact number through email and not through a comment here. Thanks :)</li> </ul> I would like to congratulate you Teacher Julie for this wonderful initiative. It is not very often that I get to browse websites like yours, that focus on Special Education here in our very own Philippines.

I would just like to ask if I may also contribute or post some of my reflections here about children with special needs? I am a graduate of MAE in Child Study in Philippine Normal University, have been a counselor for children with special needs in Indiana, USA last year, and currently enroled in PhD in Guidance and Counseling also in PNU. One of our major subjects is Counseling Children with Special Needs and I am writing weekly reflections on certain conditions.

I am hoping that through your site i may pursue my dream to be an advocate of love and education for the children with special needs.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

  • Cherry Amor,I thought I was able to send you my email but my server was acting up then and I wasn’t able to. I just remembered now when I saw your comment. Please send me your contact number through email and not through a comment here. Thanks :)
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