Charlie Question

The question I chose to use for the book From Charlie's Point of View was: What misconceptions are associated with how others around Charlie view him as an intellectual or "normal" person due to his disability? I chose this question because I feel as though Charlie's disability was something that was often times "walked around" throughout the book. I felt as though the school did a poor job of truly explaining the disability to the other students. The principal was a key example throughout my discussion. I am unsure if it was really the fault of the principal or the fault of the teachers for not taking time aside to ask other students about any questions they may have. I feel as though I can definately take this book as a learning experience in regards to teaching. If it were my classroom that Charlie were in, I would make sure that I took some time aside, no matter the age of the children, to talk about not only Charlie's disability, but also other common disabilities. I feel it is very important to talk about these such things so that peers are able to clear up any misconceptions they may have to prevent stereotyping. I feel as though there is too much stereotyping going on in today's society and I would make it my best effort to prevent that at all costs. Either way, through the use of my question, I was able to generate much discussion with my group about the different misconceptions characters had in the group and the different ways the characters could have gotten around or prevented those misconceptions from becoming serious issues.