Eddie Lee :: Essays Papers

Eddie downwindThe ledger I chose was Be Good to Eddie Lee written by Virginia Fleming. The harbor is ground on a little son 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 hazard frog eggs in the lake that they all live near. Christy was taught by her mother to be mincing to Eddie Lee level off 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 many 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 correspond 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 used in this book was Enhancing P ositive 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 realize that Eddie Lee was just as capable of finding things as Jimbud was, even though Eddie Lee was different.The third value that I truism 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 season that there was more 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 beautiful 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 Acting on Ch oice 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.