The Loss of a Stamp...

Owen's first grade teacher staples a calendar in their take home folder each month and every day she stamps each child’s calendar if they were “good”. “Good” for each student is different. In Owen’s case, he has to follow his schedule. He has to attend all of his classes, etc. (In the beginning of the year we had a really hard time with Owen sitting in the hallway for more then an hour each day refusing to participate in certain activities). Anyway, his resource teacher (social therapies) gave him the option of sitting (he was laying down and flopping around) and participating OR losing his stamp because he wasn’t participating which isn’t following his schedule (this is one wise woman). HE CHOSE LOSE THE STAMP!

Now he is suffering the consequences! Which means, no games (no Wii, no DS, no computer). Thankfully, he likes to read, because that is how he will be spending his evening.

Some lessons are hard to watch them learn, like living with decision that they made…