7 is right next to 8...

One of my challenging students but also most funniest. I'll call him Fred. He sure doesn't look like a Fred but it will do.
He has aspergers. The stuff he comes out with is quite extraordinary at times. Being truthful, he doesn't really participate in the class curicullum too much. It's a challenge to get him motivated but if I have a chat to him one on one he takes in alot more than you'd realise. His curriculum is focused more on socialising factors.

He struggles to display appropriate social ettiquette. He's constantly trying to give hugs, clinging onto my arms or legs, whatever is in reach! I'm trying to teach him about personal space and about how most people feel uncomfortable about uninvited hugs and people invading their personal space. How is that going??? This should give an indication...
On Thursday he had some advice for me. He said Miss K you should go to church so you can learn about love...
WOW!!! I laughed so hard I just couldn't help it. Through the eyes of a child. I feel a little sad in a way that he thinks I don't know what love is...

This same little boy. He is an atrocious speller and usually gets 3 or 4 out of 10 in his weekly spelling tests. He told me at the beginning of term 2 when I began teaching him that spelling was a waste of time and so was writing. If someone had something to say they should just pick up the phone and call that person and say it. We had a rather long discussion about my friends in America and the benefits of emails etc. I managed to convince him that it was worthwhile at least doing our best for spelling and reading and writing.
2 weeks ago he got 9 out of 10 in his spelling test and it went in the dimple files. We came to an agreement that if he got 8 out of 10 any other week it should go in the dimple files. This week he got 7. I was very impressed I have to say.

He said ohhh c'mon Miss K... 7 is right next to 8 it should go in the dimple files... LOL. I was tempted to cave but I didn't. I know he can do it so I'm going to expect him too.

He's a funny little guy. How lucky am I to have met him.