PLACES WHERE THERE IS AGGREGATION OF MANY PEOPLE . ALSO THE FATHER EXPLAINS THAT ROBERTA ’ S SISTER SUFFERS FROM AUTISM AND TALKS ABOUT ROBERTA ’ S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LITTLE SISTER . UNFORTUNATELY , ROBERTA MISSES A PLAYMATE AND THIS IS BECAUSE THEY LIVE OUT OF TOWN AND ALSO BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY BUSY WITH THEIR SECOND DAUGHTER . GRANDPARENTS OFTEN TAKE CARE OF ROBERTA . THE ONLY GIRL WITH WHOM SHE HAS A RELATIONSHIP IS THE LITTLE SISTER , WHO DOES NOT SPEAK , DOES NOT ACCEPT TOUCHING HER AND OFTEN CRIES . AFTER LISTENING TO THE WHOLE STORY THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE REASON OF THE ROBERTA ’ S BEHAVIOUR AND EVEN THE AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE THAT SHE SHOWS . THE TEACHER EMBRACES ROBERTA AND INVITES CHILDREN TO LISTEN TO ROCK MUSIC ON THE FLOOR WITHOUT SHOES .
AFTER A LITTLE TIME CHILDREN ARE NEAR EACH OTHER , THEY ROLL ON THE GROUND HUGGING EACH OTHER AND LAUGHING AND HAVING FUN . ROBERTA IS ONE OF THEM . AFTER THE ACTIVITY THE TEACHER ASK THE CHILDREN SOME QUESTIONS :
TEACHER
• IS THERE ANYONE WHO DOES NOT PLAY WITH NEW CHILDREN ? WHO IS IT ?
• HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SIMILAR SITUATIONS ?
• IS IT RIGHT TO REJECT A NEW PERSON AT SCHOOL ?
• DOES ANYONE KNOW OTHER MUSIC TO DANCE ?
• WHAT SHOULD WE DO TO MAKE NEW PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE ?
CHILDREN
• THE CHILDREN RECOGNIZE THAT THEY HAD HAD A BULLYING BEHAVIOUR .
• CHILDREN SAY THAT ROBERTA IS BEAUTIFUL AND SWEET .
• THE CHILDREN RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS NOT RIGHT TO REJECT SOMEONE JUST
BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW THEM .
• CHILDREN SAY THAT THERE ARE MANY GAMES THEY CAN PLAY WITH ROBERTA .
• CHILDREN SAY THAT THEY TOO WANT TO BE WITHOUT SHOES AND ONLY
WITH SOCKS .
• CHILDREN WANT TO INVITE ROBERTA TO THEIR HOME .
• CHILDREN SAY THAT WE SHOULD ACCEPT PEOPLE AS THEY ARE .