I did notice when a female teacher was standing
next to Trevor, he got uncomfortable. I asked
him if he had any siblings. He said he just had
brothers. So I think he isn’t comfortable with
females because he isn’t really around them
outside of school.
Uncomfortable
4/30 (14:45)
When Mrs. Hagen touched Trevor’s back, he got
tense and kind of moved back a little bit.
Uncomfortable
5/2 (30:00)
When Mrs. Hagen was talking about different
genetic characteristics that each person has,
she mentioned the hitch hikers thumb as a
characteristic. Each of the students held up
their thumbs to see who had one. Trevor held
up his with pride. He became proud of the fact
that his thumb is different than a lot of people’s
thumbs.
Uniqueness
5/2 (56:07)
He didn’t say much about his family genes. It
could be because he doesn’t really know, or he
just didn’t want to say anything about it.
Private
5/5 (4:35)
Trevor raised his hand after everybody else did.
Maybe because he didn’t want to seem
different because he really did consider himself
lucky and didn’t want to be the only one that
did.
“Different”
5/16 (:55)
During the last few days of class, I have noticed
how hard Trevor works. He is intrinically
motivated. When he was asked to go to the
computers, he automatically took charge of his
project and became his own teacher. He knows
a lot about technology but he also did learn
how to do some things on powerpoint. He is an
open minded boy. He did help a George out a
little bit too.
From the beginning of this experience to the
end, I did see some progress with Trevor. I think
he was able to trust us a little more and he
opened up. He is still a quiet person and it just
might be his personality, but he is a hard worker
and very task oriented. He likes visual things.
They help him learn more than linguistic
learning.
He is a very independent worker. He will get his
assignment and start working on it by himself. I
don’t think he likes group work maybe because
he fears he will seem “stupid” which is normal
at this age. He is a very smart boy and has a lot
of potential.