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Shereflectsnostalgicallyandsomewhatnaïvelyandcontraststhiswithher
experienceintheinner-cityschoolduringherserial-dayvisit.Shestates,
Maybeit’sjustininner-cityschools,butthereseemstobealotofbehavioural
disorders.Itwouldn’thavebeenlikethiswhenIwasatschool...whentheteachersaidto
dosomethingnoonewouldhavequestionedit.
Lilywasclearlychallengedbywhatshehadobservedasitcontrasted
sharplywithherexistingpersonalconstructs.
Rosetoowasconcernedaboutthebehaviouralissuessheencountered
butsheadoptedamoreconsideredandreflectiveapproach.Inherfirst
interview,sheshowedunderstandingoftheclassroomandtherelationships
thereinasasystem;oneinwhichshehadarrivedandwasconsciousnotto
disrupt.Sheindicatesshockatwhatsheobserved,butgoesontosaythatit
wasduetoherownlackofconfidenceratherthanherbeingintimidated.
Shealsoillustratesheradmirationfortheteacherintermsofthecomplexity
oftheirworkintryingtoassistthepupilandshowsunderstandingofthe
behaviourinapositivewayintermsofsomethingtobemanagedrather
thanpunished.
TherewasoneboywhowasonthespectrumandIrememberfindingthatabit
shocking...howIwoulddealwiththat?Idon’tliketheword!intimidating’...Ilackconfidence
inthatareaandIwantedtomakesurethattheteacherdealtwithitbecauseIdidn’twant
togetitwrong.Also,forateacherhavingtoworkoutthatbehaviouralplanandgetitperfect
sothatthechildmanagestheirdifficultyisreallyincredible.
IssuesaroundSENanddifferentiationaccordingtoabilitywereparticularly
prominentandprovidedathirdcategoryofchallengefortheparticipants.
Iris,whowasplacedinacompositeclassof7-and8-year-olds,reflected
inherjournal,
Inoticedthedifferencebetweentheabilitylevelswithintheclass.TherewasoneSEN
studentwhoneededaclassroomassistantwithhimformostofthetimeandtherewas
anEAL[EnglishasanAdditionalLanguage]studentwhohadextremelygoodEnglish.Ialso
noticedthedifferenceinabilitylevelsbetweenthedifferentages.
Itseemedthatassuccessesoftheschoolsystemthemselves,there
seemedtobeadissonanceintermsoftryingtounderstandtheirpupils’
particularlifecircumstances.Similarly,intermsoflearningcapacity,the
participantswerefacedwithchildrenwhodidnothavethesameability,
