Eddie Lee :: Essays Papers

Eddie lee sideThe book I chose was Be Good to Eddie Lee written by Virginia Fleming. The book is based on a little boy who has Downs syndrome. The three main characters are Christy, Eddie Lee who has Downs syndrome and JimBud. The story is about a hot summer day and a quest to find frog eggs in the lake that they all live near. Christy was taught by her mother to be nice to Eddie Lee regular(a) though he is different. JimBud on the other hand, is unkind to Eddie Lee because he thinks he is a dummy. After reading this book I found that legion(predicate) of the six values of teaching were touched upon.The first value that I noticed was the one called Envisioning Great Expectations. This little boy Eddie Lee was allowed to mash and go about as a normal child. There were no restrictions placed upon him based on his exceptionality. He was free to play down by the pond and walk in the woods just like the other kids.The second value that was also utilise in this book was Enhancing Po sitive Contributions. This was shown when Eddie Lee took Christy to the pond he had found deep in the woods and showed her the frog eggs. Christy was really surprised by this because she and JimBud had been looking themselves and couldnt find any. This made Christy learn that Eddie Lee was just as capable of finding things as Jimbud was, even though Eddie Lee was different.The third value that I saw being used in this book was Building on Strengths. I found this when Eddie Lee was standing on the edge of the lake with JimBud and Christy screaming BEE-U-TI-FUL. This is when Christy realizes for the first time that there was to a greater extent to the lake than just frog eggs. She sees what Eddie Lee is seeing and understands that some people see things different than others. She was to busy looking for frogs eggs that she didnt even notice how attractive the lake was and if it wasnt for Eddie Lee she might not ever have.The fourth value that I found being used in this book was Acti ng on Choice Even though Eddie was told to stay home by both Christy and JimBud he chose to follow them. After eavesdropping on there conversation, Eddie Lee takes the initiative and grabs Christys hand and takes her to where she can really see some frogs eggs.