There are a few things that I choose not to blog about for my own personal reasons. One of those things is where I go 3 days a week for a few hours-my job. I teach special needs seminary and have so many fantastic experiences but I am finding I am forgetting some of the precious things so I am breaking my rule today.
We have special needs missionaries whose role is to assist in the classroom. For the past 3 years I have had one who has been somewhat of a challenge for everyone, but he finished his mission and I want to remember a few things about him in case our paths don't cross again for awhile. As I am thinking about this I am realizing that it won't make sense to anyone but me and you really have to know this kid. I know that most won't understand his "humor" or his more irritating behaviors, but I do and am really going to miss him.
He calls me Sunny. (I think its from Danielson, son, sonny. not sure)
On most days its Hey, Sunny! (I really tried to get him to call me SISTER Danielson but no luck. Not even a Sister Sunny. Sometimes it was YO Sunny!)
He reminds me of these muppet hecklers.
He sits off to the side and mutters comments under his breath.
(Example, Brothers and Sisters today we are going to talk...he'll mutter About WHAT... before I can finish)
He sighs and says "Brother" or "Get on with it" or "Not Again!" if you teach too slowly.
If I wear my brown skirt and I get too close to the stereo cabinet he'll close the skirt in the cabinet.
He changes the hymn numbers on the board.
He tapes things to my back when I'm not looking.
He has a nickname for all my students. Some of the nicknames are sort of rude. (To one of my more vocal students he calls her Missy Flappergums)
He is obsessed with Patmos, the apocolypse, and the priesthood.
He calls Heavenly Father Senor Lightning Bolt.
One of the things he most looks forward to is retirement (he is 33)
One of the things he hates is taxes.
He sings off tune on purpose.
If there are 4 minutes left in class he will use his fingers and AHEM you until you acknowledge his timekeeping abilities.
I was teasing him a bit telling him how much he is going to miss me (he does not express emotion verbally or otherwise). He came up to me and threw his arms around me then, realizing what he had done, settled on a noogie.
Now that his mission is finished he wants to be called on another mission to the Island of Patmos. I wish him good luck in his travels.
We have special needs missionaries whose role is to assist in the classroom. For the past 3 years I have had one who has been somewhat of a challenge for everyone, but he finished his mission and I want to remember a few things about him in case our paths don't cross again for awhile. As I am thinking about this I am realizing that it won't make sense to anyone but me and you really have to know this kid. I know that most won't understand his "humor" or his more irritating behaviors, but I do and am really going to miss him.
He calls me Sunny. (I think its from Danielson, son, sonny. not sure)
On most days its Hey, Sunny! (I really tried to get him to call me SISTER Danielson but no luck. Not even a Sister Sunny. Sometimes it was YO Sunny!)
He reminds me of these muppet hecklers.
He sits off to the side and mutters comments under his breath.
(Example, Brothers and Sisters today we are going to talk...he'll mutter About WHAT... before I can finish)
He sighs and says "Brother" or "Get on with it" or "Not Again!" if you teach too slowly.
If I wear my brown skirt and I get too close to the stereo cabinet he'll close the skirt in the cabinet.
He changes the hymn numbers on the board.
He tapes things to my back when I'm not looking.
He has a nickname for all my students. Some of the nicknames are sort of rude. (To one of my more vocal students he calls her Missy Flappergums)
He is obsessed with Patmos, the apocolypse, and the priesthood.
He calls Heavenly Father Senor Lightning Bolt.
One of the things he most looks forward to is retirement (he is 33)
One of the things he hates is taxes.
He sings off tune on purpose.
If there are 4 minutes left in class he will use his fingers and AHEM you until you acknowledge his timekeeping abilities.
I was teasing him a bit telling him how much he is going to miss me (he does not express emotion verbally or otherwise). He came up to me and threw his arms around me then, realizing what he had done, settled on a noogie.
Now that his mission is finished he wants to be called on another mission to the Island of Patmos. I wish him good luck in his travels.
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We just had an elder sent home because he had Asperger's and didn't disclose. Maybe he'll be your new helper. He's very cute.