As little Kitten prepares to face the experts, she wisely turns to her mentor for advice, and he teaches her an important lesson about the power of imagination. Her mother, on the other hand, makes sure she starts the day…
As little Kitten prepares to face the experts, she wisely turns to her mentor for advice, and he teaches her an important lesson about the power of imagination. Her mother, on the other hand, makes sure she starts the day…
Chapter 23 is all about how bad things can get when medical experts stop seeing their disabled patients as people and start looking at them as crippled animals. (Image by Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Scene 1:…
In this scene, little Kitten reflects on her situation and how much she values her friendship with Tammy, as well as on how important their mothers are to both of them. (Image of two bars of music from The Carnival…
Recently, someone from TExESTest.org contacted me about a resource they put together to help special ed teachers. It is also for people who are thinking of becoming special ed teachers. Here is some info on it, followed by a link…
This scene focuses on little Kitten’s memories of how confident she felt a few months before, and how desperately afraid she is now. (Image courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) Scene 7: The Waiver…
The story continues building toward a climactic confrontation with Mrs. Pinzetti, as little Kitten struggles to keep herself going in the face of the next day’s dreaded events. (Photo by cjohnson7 from Rochester, Minnesota, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)…
This scene brings Mrs. Pinzetti into the classroom, and she brings more bad news. (Image by Christos Vittoratos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Scene 5: Mrs. Pinzetti Delivers a Note As the teacher collected the writing assignments, Mrs. Pinzetti…
As her Mama talks with Principal Stephie, little Karen struggles through a writing assignment in her classroom. Even though she has studied the subject, under pressure to write on demand she cannot remember what she has learned. School teachers now…
After little Kitten sees her mother at school, Mama has a serious talk with the principal. She has always advocated for her daughter, but now she is beginning to think like an activist. (Image of Elizabeth Taylor in her role…
This short scene leads into a longer one of Mama reveals to the school principal what little Karen overheard. Scene 2: Meeting Mama at School Later, after a morning nutrition break spent thinking about Tammy, Karen saw Mama outside the…