My Little Chinese Boy

The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this:
A human creature born abnormally, inhumanely sensitive.
To him...

a touch is a blow,
a sound is a noise,
a misfortune is a tragedy,
a joy is an ecstasy,
a friend is a lover,
a lover is a god, and
failure is death.
--Pearl Buck


Kienan is a 6-yr. old little genius in math and english. Before I met him, I started to ask Lee on how to handle highly abled individuals or gifted children for that matter. Good thing he warned me about dealing with gifted children.

There I was thinking that it wasn't going to be that big of a task since I was to assist him only in language and arts class, an area that he was really very good at. Yet, two days of working with him was enough to make me feel drained but inside of me grows this fondness for this little chinese boy.

Kienan is usually agitated in class. If he is not stomping his feet, or walks around while the teacher is explaining, he would swallow his hand. He simply won't pay attention to his teacher. In a regular school, his actions would simply convey that he has an attitude problem but most of us know that beneath his behavior is a really good student. Give him an activity sheet and he'll be able to answer everything without asking questions or even when he wasn't listening.

I promised Kienan's dad that I would be his shadow teacher until the next school year. I took the risk of helping Kienan inspite of the fact that I'm going to be busy once Orange Chicken starts its operations because I know that he can cope with his classes later on. I believe in him, and I hope that those people or parents who have special children will also believe in their kids capabilities and talents. He may not be my own but it's still good practice for me just in case I have kids of my own in the near future.