Thursday, September 6, 2012

Why I bang my head against the table

Already, I have lied to you, dear reader. I do not actually bang my head against a table. Although, I had to tell a student not to bang his head against the table today.

This post is a follow-up from my "Do you have a starfish?" post from yesterday. See, I felt like banging my head against the table, because the interaction seemed ineffective.

Today, I met with the same group of students.

I chose to play Go Fish again, after practicing past tense verbs, because it is a socially appropriate skill to work on.

Halfway through the game, I ask the other student for a card the girl has. She, once again, announces she has that card. I tell her to ask me when it is her turn. As I'm saying this, I pick a card from the pile, and it's a starfish; I love seeing God's hand in this. When it is her turn, she chooses a different card to ask the other student. I prompt her to ask me for the specific card. And she does!!!!! She said, "Do you have this card?"

I was pleasantly surprised. That's when I was reminded why I figuratively bang my head against the table. There, I only lied if you interpreted the title literally.

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