Beginning the Conversation with Self by Linsay Macek https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml When is the first time you remember encountering someone of a different...? What Happened? How did it make you feel? en-us 2020-12-01 21:30:01 UTC 2020-12-07 20:13:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995836907 In first grade there was a boy in my classroom with Down Syndrome. He sat next to me in class and the teaching asst. was always with him. She would frequently tell me to ignore Bob* if/when he became close to me]]> 2020-12-07 20:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995836907 my dads friend-middle school confused https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995838540 2020-12-07 20:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995838540 McClung3 https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995838995 In high school.  There was one black student.]]> 2020-12-07 20:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995838995 In the city and I was scared linsay_macek https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995839359 2020-12-07 20:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995839359 In elementary school. I felt sorry for the girl who had braces on her legs. https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995840138 2020-12-07 20:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995840138 Elementary School, we had a student move in from out of the country who did not speak English. I remember the student not having anyone to play with at recess on his first day. I remember feeling very bad for this person, but also not making it a point to include this student in a game of football that was going on. https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995841056 2020-12-07 20:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995841056 McClung3 https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995841489 We had a hearing impaired child in grade school.]]> 2020-12-07 20:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995841489 student teaching could not understand parents to help https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995841943 2020-12-07 20:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995841943 A little boy in elementary school was in a wheel chair and would always have seizures. It was very scary linsay_macek https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995842358 2020-12-07 20:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995842358 In high school, there were only about 4 black students (3 of them were in the special needs wing of the school) https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995842591 2020-12-07 20:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995842591 in elementary school, there was a child/friend adopted from Korea. https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995843597 2020-12-07 20:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995843597 As a child, my uncle's wife was from another country. I was curious and intrigued. https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995843762 2020-12-07 20:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995843762 In college, I was fascinated by him. https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995844094 2020-12-07 20:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995844094 downtown chicago as a kid around the holidays homeless wanted to help but was scared also https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995845071 2020-12-07 20:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995845071 Two boys kissing. Thought it was weird or gross linsay_macek https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995845147 2020-12-07 20:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995845147 I have a proud gay uncle. So, I have been exposed to this all my life. https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995846788 2020-12-07 20:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995846788 Low income area in city. Mom would tell me to lock the doors linsay_macek https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995846795 2020-12-07 20:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995846795 McClung3 https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995846918 In elementary school, I first realized that I was different from other students speaking another language at home. ]]> 2020-12-07 20:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995846918 early elementary, it was a "from a distant" experience of students in special ed. https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995847298 2020-12-07 20:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995847298 In second grade some twins moved here from someplace in Europe. The other kids said they were from Mars and called them names. I felt bad for the twins. https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995848058 2020-12-07 20:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995848058 high school one black student one Asian https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995849360 2020-12-07 20:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995849360 Could not understand the person at the gas station. Parents were frustrated. linsay_macek https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995850014 2020-12-07 20:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995850014 I remember seeing a sister of a football player who lost her leg (later I found out it was due to cancer). https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995850793 2020-12-07 20:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995850793 college maybe, not sure. https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995850991 2020-12-07 20:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995850991 special needs class in grade school I wanted to help all the time and they kept them tucked away? https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995852427 2020-12-07 20:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995852427 McClung3 https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995853583 In high school, seeing homeless people when we would drive around to different places. ]]> 2020-12-07 20:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995853583 One of my closest friends (since we were 10) did not have what most of the other kids in our area had. https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995855077 2020-12-07 20:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995855077 high school foreign exchange student from Europe (I thought it was interesting and kind of funny) https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995855421 2020-12-07 20:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995855421 I had a friend that was from India. We were very good friends. When I went to her house for the first time the dad said...oh you're NOT Indian! https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995856591 2020-12-07 20:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995856591 McClung3 https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995858082 Watching a soap opera! High school, college.]]> 2020-12-07 20:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995858082 Friend of the family's adult daughter when I was a young child. I felt uncomfortable because I didn't understand. https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995859440 2020-12-07 20:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995859440 probably early elementary, going to a friends houses and seeing bigger and smaller homes than I lived in. https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995859731 2020-12-07 20:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995859731 https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995867549 On the train/Union Station - seeing homeless people. I felt very nervous. Parents told me not to look/stare.]]> 2020-12-07 20:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995867549 https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995874678 Middle school seeing two boys at recess holding hands and kissing. Heard/Seen about it from TV shows, movies, magazines, but never seen it in my real life.]]> 2020-12-07 20:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/linsay_macek/l2ga9pkwokfl7yml/wish/995874678