Stupid

My current favorite website is Upworthy.com, which posts videos, pictures, readings, whatever that are inspirational or call for change. I found a video today of a mother talking about the word stupid with regards to her children: one "typical" child and one child with special needs. It was especially interesting to me as a future special education teacher to hear her discuss how the word stupid can go farther than simply hurt one's feelings; it can begin to teach one how to describe oneself or see oneself. No one, with or without special needs, should believe that description works for them. 

Watch the video. I believe it is so important that we actively try to stop such things from happening, no matter how small they seem. If you like it, leave a comment or share it or, even better, do something about it.

Jackie