Comments for Engaging Life http://engaginglife.wordpress.com ... is the key to having one Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:40:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Debut of Bren TV by Carla Sorrell http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/debut-of-bren-tv/#comment-20 Carla Sorrell Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:40:25 +0000 http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/debut-of-bren-tv/#comment-20 Bren and Mike, I was at the coffee shop and I was checking the website and somehow I got to your video. I turned the sound up and Rebecca and I watched it and we were laughing. I was so pleased to learn that school went ok for Bren. As you guys probably know, I teach 5th Grade. I have 3 students in my class that are very much like you, Bren, but they are not as funny. Mike, I enjoyed reading your comments. I guess it really isn't a thought question if it is a question you already know the answer to..... You have offered me some very interesting insights. As I learn more about my students, and I try find various ways to engage them, I am more and more amazed at the beauty of each child. I know this might sound hokey. Even my most difficult students, they offer so much in the way of helping me to understand people. Mike, are you a counselor? You seem to have the qualities of a counselor. I do want you to know that you have a very soothing quality. Whenever you run down the steps to make announcements, I am eager to hear what you say. Your calm manner and your firm stand in the truth has been so encouraging to me and my family. I look forward to seeing the second installment of Bren's video. I don't know when you will get this......but, I will see you tonight. May God Bless You and Bren!!!! Carla Sorrell Bren and Mike,

I was at the coffee shop and I was checking the website and somehow I got to your video. I turned the sound up and Rebecca and I watched it and we were laughing. I was so pleased to learn that school went ok for Bren. As you guys probably know, I teach 5th Grade. I have 3 students in my class that are very much like you, Bren, but they are not as funny. Mike, I enjoyed reading your comments. I guess it really isn’t a thought question if it is a question you already know the answer to….. You have offered me some very interesting insights. As I learn more about my students, and I try find various ways to engage them, I am more and more amazed at the beauty of each child. I know this might sound hokey. Even my most difficult students, they offer so much in the way of helping me to understand people. Mike, are you a counselor? You seem to have the qualities of a counselor. I do want you to know that you have a very soothing quality. Whenever you run down the steps to make announcements, I am eager to hear what you say. Your calm manner and your firm stand in the truth has been so encouraging to me and my family.

I look forward to seeing the second installment of Bren’s video.

I don’t know when you will get this……but, I will see you tonight.

May God Bless You and Bren!!!!

Carla Sorrell

]]> Comment on Keeping Perspective by Alexis http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/keeping-perspective/#comment-18 Alexis Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:49:37 +0000 http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/keeping-perspective/#comment-18 You have helped me so much with this. When I first started, you helped us get our son started with flutes and whistles. He is graduating to harmonicas now and we are teaching him to bend notes and really play. He loves music so we just use it. At first all I could think of was moving him up the ladder and not really following his lead. I am still learning but since we started he has become very engaging. There is always room for us to improve and get better. You will do great in school,maybe I will take up drawing again and teach Liam how if he likes You have helped me so much with this. When I first started, you helped us get our son started with flutes and whistles. He is graduating to harmonicas now and we are teaching him to bend notes and really play.
He loves music so we just use it. At first all I could think of was moving him up the ladder and not really following his lead. I am still learning but since we started he has become very engaging.
There is always room for us to improve and get better. You will do great in school,maybe I will take up drawing again and teach Liam how if he likes

]]> Comment on Keeping Perspective by Susan http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/keeping-perspective/#comment-14 Susan Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:18:22 +0000 http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/keeping-perspective/#comment-14 Wow, what a wonderful post. Thanks for sharing. You two seemed to have such a great relationship. I am learning floortime now and find your posts to be very clear and helpful and your video was a another learning experience for me and enjoyable to watch. Btw, when i called my husband over to look at the video he said "he's not autistic." Your son is adorable! Thanks for all your posts. Wow, what a wonderful post. Thanks for sharing. You two seemed to have such a great relationship. I am learning floortime now and find your posts to be very clear and helpful and your video was a another learning experience for me and enjoyable to watch. Btw, when i called my husband over to look at the video he said “he’s not autistic.” Your son is adorable!
Thanks for all your posts.

]]> Comment on About by Victoriya Hageney http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/about/#comment-13 Victoriya Hageney Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:38:59 +0000 #comment-13 Mike, Very touching. It's so great what you are doing now. You are helping and inspiring so many who are struggling to find the way and just in the beginning of the journey. Thank you. See you in November. Victoriya. Mike,

Very touching. It’s so great what you are doing now. You are helping and inspiring so many who are struggling to find the way and just in the beginning of the journey. Thank you. See you in November. Victoriya.

]]> Comment on Keeping Perspective by joan Drummond http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/keeping-perspective/#comment-12 joan Drummond Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:37:42 +0000 http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/keeping-perspective/#comment-12 Yes, Mike. I'd say you answered my question. I'm going to hang on your words, if you don't mind. What a tremendous resource you are to us all. Cheers, jd Yes, Mike. I’d say you answered my question. I’m going to hang on your words, if you don’t mind.
What a tremendous resource you are to us all.
Cheers,
jd

]]> Comment on Keeping Perspective by mcewen http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/keeping-perspective/#comment-11 mcewen Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:24:25 +0000 http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/keeping-perspective/#comment-11 Great post. Best wishes Great post.
Best wishes

]]> Comment on Debut of Bren TV by Mike Fields http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/debut-of-bren-tv/#comment-10 Mike Fields Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:25:18 +0000 http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/debut-of-bren-tv/#comment-10 Definitely two! Definitely two!

]]> Comment on A li’l bit o’ rules is ok by Turff http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/a-lil-bit-of-rules-is-ok/#comment-9 Turff Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:07:35 +0000 http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/a-lil-bit-of-rules-is-ok/#comment-9 I remember you telling me about the "playing dumb" strategy what may have been a couple of years ago. Since that conversation, I've used this technique a number of times with my girls. Like the story you tell above, it almost always ends in giggles, and almost always makes what would have been simple, brief play into prolonged fun engagements. To me, one of the most profound (and possibly tragic) points to this is how contrary the entire idea is for us. As we grow older, we seem to want to do more and more grunting and pointing, and less and less playing. The world wants to tell us to "grow up" and "get serious". Folks seem to accept that most of our learning occurs during our childhood years. Is it a coincidence that this is also when most of our playtime occurs? I need to work a little harder resisting the urge to finish other peoples sentences and maybe, just maybe, play dumb a little more often. Thanks for the tip, Mike. My girls and I have enjoyed it. I remember you telling me about the “playing dumb” strategy what may have been a couple of years ago. Since that conversation, I’ve used this technique a number of times with my girls. Like the story you tell above, it almost always ends in giggles, and almost always makes what would have been simple, brief play into prolonged fun engagements.

To me, one of the most profound (and possibly tragic) points to this is how contrary the entire idea is for us. As we grow older, we seem to want to do more and more grunting and pointing, and less and less playing. The world wants to tell us to “grow up” and “get serious”. Folks seem to accept that most of our learning occurs during our childhood years. Is it a coincidence that this is also when most of our playtime occurs? I need to work a little harder resisting the urge to finish other peoples sentences and maybe, just maybe, play dumb a little more often.

Thanks for the tip, Mike. My girls and I have enjoyed it.

]]> Comment on The Storm by Turff http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/the-storm/#comment-8 Turff Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:02:13 +0000 https://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2006/08/25/the-storm/#comment-8 That's some seriously fine writing there, Ace. That’s some seriously fine writing there, Ace.

]]> Comment on Debut of Bren TV by mcewen http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/debut-of-bren-tv/#comment-7 mcewen Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:40:00 +0000 http://engaginglife.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/debut-of-bren-tv/#comment-7 Now that is one happy little guy! [or should that be two?] Cheers Now that is one happy little guy! [or should that be two?]
Cheers

]]>