DaisyProudfoot Report post Posted June 7, 2006 (edited) Well, I can certainly say Martin's SENCO has her head screwed on right. All the kids had to do a project over the school hols and Martin and Homework are usually never heard in the same sentence with any degree of happiness .............but this time she suggested Martin do his project on Kim Peeks (who is one of Martin's heroes ) and he did a superb project ....... he really covered it well and included a bit about Autism and Savants. Hope he gets a good mark (fingers crossed ) Edited June 7, 2006 by DaisyProudfoot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted June 7, 2006 Hi daisy - I think Kim Peeks is an excellent subject for a school project. Did he write about the partnership with Albert Freans, and the first ever bourbon biscuit factory... the ratio of sultana to sugar in the prototype garibaldi? What? Oh, not that Kim Peeks? Really? Rainman? Oh THAT Kim Peeks... Well done Martin, and if he doesn't get 10 out of 10 for originality/interesting subject matter then my... erm....... I'm a Dutchman's Uncle! Any chance you could PM me a copy - I promise won't 'crib' L&P BD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted June 7, 2006 Um.. excuse my ignorance but who is Kim Peeks? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted June 7, 2006 Um.. excuse my ignorance but who is Kim Peeks? He am de bloke they based rainman on, and the inventor of the Custard Cream... one of the above isn't true... Kim Peeks. Baddad stares blatantly L&P BD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted June 7, 2006 Thanks. I didn't even know Rainman was based on a real person. Well done Martin. K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canopus Report post Posted June 17, 2006 Do Peek Freans biscuits still exist? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zemanski Report post Posted June 18, 2006 He wasn't a twin by any chance, was he? All the educational books on ASCs say to use special interests to promote motivation to learn and self-esteem - wish more schools would take that on board. I had a kid in Y1 once and he didn't connect with very much at all but if I gave him a 'my little pony' task he could acheive no end - when everyone else was completing 'I was walking down the street when suddenly...' he did ' The pony was galloping across the field when suddenly...' and writing 2 levels above any other child in the class. It makes such a huge difference. Z Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canopus Report post Posted June 18, 2006 My schools did exactly the opposite. They believed in deliberately giving me stuff that wasn't my special interest in order to broaden my horizons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
