http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/08/30/additional-tropic-thunder/ Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:32:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/08/30/additional-tropic-thunder/comment-page-1/#comment-3206 Lisa Vipperman Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:13:35 +0000 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=3052#comment-3206 Dear Patricia: Last night I was watching TV and I saw an ad for Tropic Thunder- apparently it is now out on DVD. It reminded me I should let you know how things went. In early September I asked you for permission to use your piece about Tropic Thunder and the R word with my 7th grade Language Arts class at Highland Junior High in Ogden Utah. We read the article together, then discussed the views you held. Students then wrote a response. Typical responses were along these lines: "i never thought about how I used the R word until I read this." I also got comments such as "This piece really affected me. I won't be using the r word carelessly any more." One girl thought we were" making too much of all this," but I think we changed a few minds. Hearing Margaret's story made some kids see the human being in a person with Down's. Thanks again for your permission to use your work. Regards to you and Margaret. Dear Patricia:
Last night I was watching TV and I saw an ad for Tropic Thunder- apparently it is now out on DVD. It reminded me I should let you know how things went.
In early September I asked you for permission to use your piece about Tropic Thunder and the R word with my 7th grade Language Arts class at Highland Junior High in Ogden Utah. We read the article together, then discussed the views you held. Students then wrote a response. Typical responses were along these lines: “i never thought about how I used the R word until I read this.” I also got comments such as “This piece really affected me. I won’t be using the r word carelessly any more.” One girl thought we were” making too much of all this,” but I think we changed a few minds. Hearing Margaret’s story made some kids see the human being in a person with Down’s.
Thanks again for your permission to use your work. Regards to you and Margaret.

]]> http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/08/30/additional-tropic-thunder/comment-page-1/#comment-2460 Lisa Vipperman Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:46:50 +0000 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=3052#comment-2460 Dear Ms. Bauer: Last week I heard of you for the first time, when I read your piece about the R word. I am a teacher in Ogden, Utah, and I read about your daughter and the casual use of that word by teenage girls and a light clicked on. I would like to ask for your permission to copy the piece and read it with my 7th grade Language Arts students. Your piece is a lovely example of how words can be used to hurt. I really want to teach that piece, but I felt it was right to ask your permission. If you like, I could have my students write comments to you-- I am really hoping reading about your daughter will open some minds. What do you say? Sincerely, Lisa Vipperman Dear Ms. Bauer:
Last week I heard of you for the first time, when I read your piece about the R word. I am a teacher in Ogden, Utah, and I read about your daughter and the casual use of that word by teenage girls and a light clicked on. I would like to ask for your permission to copy the piece and read it with my 7th grade Language Arts students. Your piece is a lovely example of how words can be used to hurt. I really want to teach that piece, but I felt it was right to ask your permission. If you like, I could have my students write comments to you– I am really hoping reading about your daughter will open some minds. What do you say?
Sincerely,
Lisa Vipperman

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