maggie

[Guest guest]

often it is assume dif we fight or resist a new exposure to some

things that we do not like nor have an interest in things. It might

not be that way in true with in us. Example the husband of me much

eyars back got computer and since lacked its purpose because the

concept of this was too abstract to me to think words could be typed

and transfer in written fashions to another. Nor did I to undestand

the concept of mouse and other things , then slowly was of somewhat

curious since had watched the husband and childrens begin to like of

this computer, so took more notice to it. The husband asked of me do

you want to learn of this I to say much quickly out of fear NO as it

looked too complex and scary for me to learn this. He kept asking

over much months and then finally I to wanted to try. He to showed

me things that was new concepts of learning to me nad so it sparked

an intrigue to the computer. He to teached me. I to had many

meltdowns and screams and self rages and tears and mean words to him

and wanted to throw the computer to the floor to break it. It was

because it was of scare to me . I to lacked its concepts and that

feared of me. I to resisted out of fear and lack of getting how it

can be to benefit me. But once began to slowly learn how it could

benefit me I to be to kept seeking to learn of it . Now it is my

voice box to the world. It is strongest tool of connect to me.

So in teaching and learning it is good to have exposure and chunk it

into very small steps, some times exposure of it in the room is the

first step, let us lead when ready for next steps such as we begin

to approach it, do not set any expectations but maybe just model

without words to us over it yet so we can absorb what we see from

our own understanding and then add in puts that will be to cause

maybe more connect to you and the computer for example you child

likes clifford the dog, buy software of clifford and you play it

while you child is in the room or sitting on you lap. point out

things to her. but no expectaions yet. If mouse is hard they have of

touch screens for computers.

Sondra