21 Jan LA lesson

Though our class seems to be quite united, I still have observed similar incidents happening to a certain member in the class. He is not disabled or anything, but people still dislike him, and no one wished to sit next to him in class. Something similar happens in the article, where the writer's son is disliked, and thus ignored, due to him having mild autism. The classmates taunt, call names and whispered behind the writer's son. In addition, he was isolated. These were so hurtful that the son sometimes returned home in tears. But, what I find heartening is that when he transferred over to Singapore, Singaporeans accepted him more readily, and he made three friends before the day ended. He was actually happy among Singaporeans than with his previous classmates in Dubai. I feel that this is really good, that Singapore students can accept people that are different from them readily.