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Sunday, January 11, 2015
Out of My Mind - Walk or talk?
Mrs. V poses an interesting question to Melody in chapter 6: Would Melody rather be able to walk or talk? Walking or talking... Which would you choose? Why?
I agree with Melody’s response to Mrs. V’s question. I would rather be able to talk than walk. I think talking would be more important than walking in her case and any one else’s too because then they can communicate to others their feelings and opinions. I am not the most talkative person but if I wasn’t able to walk or talk and I was given the opportunity to learn how to do one of those things, I would choose to learn how to talk. Communication is an important aspect of life. Melody is intelligent and knows a lot but she can’t communicate this to the teachers and family surrounding her. I definitely think that Melody made the right decision: to learn how to talk.
I agree with melody's response along with Sarah's. I would rather be able to walk than to talk for many reasons. First of all, I would not be able to stand having to keep my thoughts to myself all of the time. I really think the world relies on communication for prosperity. Also, I really wouldn't mind being in a wheelchair all of the time if I had the ability to talk. Next, I really think talking is what people need to be able to learn. How can you learn if you can't communicate and ask questions when you are learning? How can you tell someone if you can understand the or not? How can you tell someone your opinion on what you are learning? Finally, I think being able to walk isn't as important as being able to talk because you can talk in many ways such as in different languages instead of having only one way to walk. I strongly agree that Melody made the right decision and that was choosing the ability to talk.
I agree with Melody. I would much rather talk than walk for many reasons. First of all, being able to share your thoughts with others is much more important than mobility. Not being able to walk or play sports would be awful but not being able to share your thoughts would be frustrating and annoying. ~Tim Murphy
I agree with Melody's answer, I would rather talk than walk. I would rather talk than walk because communication is more important than mobility. I mean yes you wouldn't be able to walk but you would still be in a wheel chair so you would still get around. Yes you wouldn't be able to do sports but talking is way better. Also if you were able to talk you would share your thoughts and ideas with everyone. If I wasn't able to talk it would be very frustrating and I would be very impatient. That is why I think communication is more important than mobility. ~Kathleen Murray
I would rather walk than talk. There is limitless words and phrases you can learn to get your point across. Walking, well there isn't much you can do with it. Sure, you can move around, but in the long run what will that do for you? Being able to talk is like being able to get your point across otherwise, your silent and have to just give in to whatever people say. Words are priceless and really, a necessity while mobility is just a privilege. Words, speech, communication is the only way we get our thoughts and our feelings to other people (besides writing) and if you have never shared a conversation with a person how well do you really know them. When dealing with subject having to walk or talk, I would pick talk without a doubt. ~GraceAnne Clancy
When Mrs. V. offers the question to Melody: Would you rather walk or talk, Melody responds with her speech board that she would rather talk. I personally agree with Melody.
For example, you can do so many more things being able to talk than being able to walk. I mean, who cares if you in are in a wheelchair? I mean, those things are cool! So it would be a win-win for me! However, talking is the important thing here. If you can talk, it opens up a HUGE door for opportunity! Imagine if you were like Melody, who can’t do either of these things. If she could talk though, she could get a scholarship to a college if she kept up learning at this pace!
If you were really intelligent before you could talk, and yet nobody understood it, imagine if you could talk! Then, everyone would know that you’re smart, and kind, and that way, you could get friends, be understood, and feel normal among your peers, and other people.
Overall, I think talking is more important, because it can be very beneficial to your life, such as giving you a job opportunity, or a scholarship to a college, and improve your life overall.
I disagree with Melody’s answer to Mrs. V’s question - I would choose to walk. I would rather walk because I wouldn’t want to be stuck sitting all day needing someone to push me around to get places. I also like sports, which require the ability to move, so not being able to walk would be a big struggle for me. While it would be hard not to be able to talk, there are other ways to communicate, like with sign language or writing. While I’d really miss talking easily to my friends and making jokes, I would still choose to walk over talking, because for me being able to get around on my own is more important.
I agree with melody and I would rather talk then walk because not being able to talk to friends and family would drive me crazy. also not being able to share what I was thinking and not being able to answer questions I know the answer to would be terrible. and also if you can't walk you are still mobile because you have a wheel chair although you couldn't do your favorite activities not talking would be exasperating. - Henry Ball
I disagree with melody's response to Mrs.V's question. In my opinion walking would be more beneficial to me personally. For example, if you can't walk you would have to be babied all day with someone having to push you in a wheelchair. This would be quite the struggle for me seeing that i prefer to move around as much as possible. where as, not being able to talk could at least be solved with some type of technology that allows you to be spoken for. Along with this there would definitely be more limitations from not being able to walk than talk. For instance, my life is built upon playing sports and being as much as possible after school.This being said, if i couldn't walk my whole sports theory would be over. Thinking about this problem, for me as a person is just unbearable! Overall however, both of these abilities play a great role in my life and its hard to think about what my life would be like without them. I think us as people need to be more thankful for things like this and not take our ability to do simple things for granted.
I agree with Melody's answer to the question Mrs.V presented, Would you rather walk or talk? I would rather talk than walk because it would be frustrating. I wouldn't be able to explain things, ask questions, or even tell someone what I would want. I know so much about many things and would just want to let it out. I wouldn't be able to communicate with my friends or have simple conversations either which would make me feel pretty sad at times. I mean imagine wanting to laugh or talk with your friends and not being able to! That would make me go crazy! If I could not walk I would probably be in a wheel chair but I would still be able to get around and I would still be able communicate so I would much rather be able to talk than walk! ~ Makena Winters
To me, the answer is pretty obvious. I have the same reaction to the question as Melody does: I would definitely rather talk than walk. This answer came to me right away because if wasn't able to talk, people wouldn't be able to understand me, like Melody. Jocelyn made a very good point about technology being able to help with your communication, but there wouldn't be enough voice in a computer powered talking system. I feel like I wouldn't be able to get my point across as talking for real (not that Jocelyn didn't think hers through. This is just my opinion!). If were to be able to walk rather than talk I would still get very frustrated with me not being able to express myself. For example, when Melody is in class H-5 and the teachers pull out Sydney the snowman, Melody hates it so much, but she can't tell anybody if she wants to return it to the closet. If I was in her shoes, I would feel the same as her; sitting there and having to contain my fireball of anger I felt for the dumb, ratty snowman until the end of a day when I was being treated like an immature two year old. Yes, there are downsides of not being able to move freely. Sure, I would love to do sports and play with my friends like everyone else! Sure, I would love to be able to move around on my own and not have someone wheel me around! Although I think communication is the most important aspect of life that somebody needs to be understood and have at least a semi-normal lifestyle.
I agree with Melody's response and most of the people here to. I would defiantly want to talk that walk. I would rather talk than walk because I don't want to get frustrated every day because nobody can understand me. For example, when Mrs. Billups started to go over the abcs AGAIN Melody started screeching and screaming because she didn't want to go over that again but everybody thought she was a lunatic.
I don't really know how to answer question because I can't decide if I rather walk than talk.
I agree with what Jocelyn on being able to walk and being babied all the time. If I couldn't walk then my mom or dad would have to carry me to my bed and things like that. Like what if I had a sleepover at my friend's house, I wouldn't be able to race up the stairs with her or or play JUST DANCE 2015. I would fall on my face if I tried to get out of my wheelchair and on to the floor. I love sports like soccer, swimming, and basketball. All those sports require your legs. I wouldn't be able to do all those thing if I could talk and not walk.
If I could talk then walk thing would be different.The thing is that if I could walk and not talk then, like Melody, I would have so much stuff all jumbled up in my brain. Also, I wouldn't be able to dance. (Dance is my life). If I couldn't walk then I couldn't play soccer or run around during recess. I would be stuck rolling around in my wheelchair pretending to be happy. On the pros side though, I actually wouldn't be able to race friends up the stairs or play JUST DANCE 2015 at sleepovers. I would be free to say what's in my head and I wouldn't have to keep it in.I agree with Makena, that I would be able to tell people I love them, the answer to questions, and ask my mom what we are having for dinner.I would scream(if I could) if I couldn't have conversations with friends and family. I would have what Melody calls a tornado explosion.
I can't choose between being able to walk and talk because there are so many pros and cons.
I would rather walk than talk. I don't have a lot to say right know and that is maybe because i am a kid and don't understand fully about everything. I don't talk as much in school as much because i like to get the concept of it all and then take it in. I don't know what i would do with myself if i could't walk or sprint of play sports. I know that sounds a little weird because there are kids who can't do anything but i can and i may not be able to feel what Melody feels, be able to hear what she wants us to hear, or listen to what she is trying to say but i know that i wouldn't know exactly were to start if i didn't walk. I didn't have an answer until a day after i read the book and the question. I thought about this question throughout my day and then it came to me. I sometimes run, not with my legs necessarily. I run away, deep into another smile but i run away from my problems sometimes and i don't know what i would do if i couldn't run like that or run outside in the wind. With another thought coming i have to say I that i agree that talking is a very important aspect of life and it lets us express our feelings and thoughts but we can smile and we can laugh and to me that shows a lot about what that person is trying to get across.
I agree with Melody’s response to Mrs. V’s question. I would rather be able to talk than walk. I think talking would be more important than walking in her case and any one else’s too because then they can communicate to others their feelings and opinions. I am not the most talkative person but if I wasn’t able to walk or talk and I was given the opportunity to learn how to do one of those things, I would choose to learn how to talk. Communication is an important aspect of life. Melody is intelligent and knows a lot but she can’t communicate this to the teachers and family surrounding her. I definitely think that Melody made the right decision: to learn how to talk.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Sarah. Nice response!
DeleteI agree with melody's response along with Sarah's. I would rather be able to walk than to talk for many reasons. First of all, I would not be able to stand having to keep my thoughts to myself all of the time. I really think the world relies on communication for prosperity. Also, I really wouldn't mind being in a wheelchair all of the time if I had the ability to talk. Next, I really think talking is what people need to be able to learn. How can you learn if you can't communicate and ask questions when you are learning? How can you tell someone if you can understand the or not? How can you tell someone your opinion on what you are learning? Finally, I think being able to walk isn't as important as being able to talk because you can talk in many ways such as in different languages instead of having only one way to walk. I strongly agree that Melody made the right decision and that was choosing the ability to talk.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Melody and I would rather talk than walk because communication is more important than mobility.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Melody. I would much rather talk than walk for many reasons. First of all, being able to share your thoughts with others is much more important than mobility. Not being able to walk or play sports would be awful but not being able to share your thoughts would be frustrating and annoying.
ReplyDelete~Tim Murphy
I agree with Melody's answer, I would rather talk than walk. I would rather talk than walk because communication is more important than mobility. I mean yes you wouldn't be able to walk but you would still be in a wheel chair so you would still get around. Yes you wouldn't be able to do sports but talking is way better. Also if you were able to talk you would share your thoughts and ideas with everyone. If I wasn't able to talk it would be very frustrating and I would be very impatient. That is why I think communication is more important than mobility.
ReplyDelete~Kathleen Murray
I would rather walk than talk. There is limitless words and phrases you can learn to get your point across. Walking, well there isn't much you can do with it. Sure, you can move around, but in the long run what will that do for you? Being able to talk is like being able to get your point across otherwise, your silent and have to just give in to whatever people say. Words are priceless and really, a necessity while mobility is just a privilege. Words, speech, communication is the only way we get our thoughts and our feelings to other people (besides writing) and if you have never shared a conversation with a person how well do you really know them. When dealing with subject having to walk or talk, I would pick talk without a doubt.
ReplyDelete~GraceAnne Clancy
When Mrs. V. offers the question to Melody: Would you rather walk or talk, Melody responds with her speech board that she would rather talk. I personally agree with Melody.
ReplyDeleteFor example, you can do so many more things being able to talk than being able to walk. I mean, who cares if you in are in a wheelchair? I mean, those things are cool! So it would be a win-win for me! However, talking is the important thing here. If you can talk, it opens up a HUGE door for opportunity! Imagine if you were like Melody, who can’t do either of these things. If she could talk though, she could get a scholarship to a college if she kept up learning at this pace!
If you were really intelligent before you could talk, and yet nobody understood it, imagine if you could talk! Then, everyone would know that you’re smart, and kind, and that way, you could get friends, be understood, and feel normal among your peers, and other people.
Overall, I think talking is more important, because it can be very beneficial to your life, such as giving you a job opportunity, or a scholarship to a college, and improve your life overall.
I disagree with Melody’s answer to Mrs. V’s question - I would choose to walk. I would rather walk because I wouldn’t want to be stuck sitting all day needing someone to push me around to get places. I also like sports, which require the ability to move, so not being able to walk would be a big struggle for me. While it would be hard not to be able to talk, there are other ways to communicate, like with sign language or writing. While I’d really miss talking easily to my friends and making jokes, I would still choose to walk over talking, because for me being able to get around on my own is more important.
ReplyDeleteI agree with melody and I would rather talk then walk because not being able to talk to friends and family would drive me crazy. also not being able to share what I was thinking and not being able to answer questions I know the answer to would be terrible. and also if you can't walk you are still mobile because you have a wheel chair although you couldn't do your favorite activities not talking would be exasperating.
ReplyDelete- Henry Ball
I disagree with melody's response to Mrs.V's question. In my opinion walking would be more beneficial to me personally. For example, if you can't walk you would have to be babied all day with someone having to push you in a wheelchair. This would be quite the struggle for me seeing that i prefer to move around as much as possible. where as, not being able to talk could at least be solved with some type of technology that allows you to be spoken for. Along with this there would definitely be more limitations from not being able to walk than talk. For instance, my life is built upon playing sports and being as much as possible after school.This being said, if i couldn't walk my whole sports theory would be over. Thinking about this problem, for me as a person is just unbearable! Overall however, both of these abilities play a great role in my life and its hard to think about what my life would be like without them. I think us as people need to be more thankful for things like this and not take our ability to do simple things for granted.
ReplyDeleteNice response! I would probably agree about not wanting to babied.
DeleteI agree with Melody's answer to the question Mrs.V presented, Would you rather walk or talk? I would rather talk than walk because it would be frustrating. I wouldn't be able to explain things, ask questions, or even tell someone what I would want. I know so much about many things and would just want to let it out. I wouldn't be able to communicate with my friends or have simple conversations either which would make me feel pretty sad at times. I mean imagine wanting to laugh or talk with your friends and not being able to! That would make me go crazy! If I could not walk I would probably be in a wheel chair but I would still be able to get around and I would still be able communicate so I would much rather be able to talk than walk!
ReplyDelete~ Makena Winters
To me, the answer is pretty obvious. I have the same reaction to the question as Melody does: I would definitely rather talk than walk. This answer came to me right away because if wasn't able to talk, people wouldn't be able to understand me, like Melody. Jocelyn made a very good point about technology being able to help with your communication, but there wouldn't be enough voice in a computer powered talking system. I feel like I wouldn't be able to get my point across as talking for real (not that Jocelyn didn't think hers through. This is just my opinion!). If were to be able to walk rather than talk I would still get very frustrated with me not being able to express myself. For example, when Melody is in class H-5 and the teachers pull out Sydney the snowman, Melody hates it so much, but she can't tell anybody if she wants to return it to the closet. If I was in her shoes, I would feel the same as her; sitting there and having to contain my fireball of anger I felt for the dumb, ratty snowman until the end of a day when I was being treated like an immature two year old. Yes, there are downsides of not being able to move freely. Sure, I would love to do sports and play with my friends like everyone else! Sure, I would love to be able to move around on my own and not have someone wheel me around! Although I think communication is the most important aspect of life that somebody needs to be understood and have at least a semi-normal lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Melody's response and most of the people here to. I would defiantly want to talk that walk. I would rather talk than walk because I don't want to get frustrated every day because nobody can understand me. For example, when Mrs. Billups started to go over the abcs AGAIN Melody started screeching and screaming because she didn't want to go over that again but everybody thought she was a lunatic.
ReplyDeleteI don't really know how to answer question because I can't decide if I rather walk than talk.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Jocelyn on being able to walk and being babied all the time. If I couldn't walk then my mom or dad would have to carry me to my bed and things like that. Like what if I had a sleepover at my friend's house, I wouldn't be able to race up the stairs with her or or play JUST DANCE 2015. I would fall on my face if I tried to get out of my wheelchair and on to the floor. I love sports like soccer, swimming, and basketball. All those sports require your legs. I wouldn't be able to do all those thing if I could talk and not walk.
If I could talk then walk thing would be different.The thing is that if I could walk and not talk then, like Melody, I would have so much stuff all jumbled up in my brain. Also, I wouldn't be able to dance. (Dance is my life). If I couldn't walk then I couldn't play soccer or run around during recess. I would be stuck rolling around in my wheelchair pretending to be happy. On the pros side though, I actually wouldn't be able to race friends up the stairs or play JUST DANCE 2015 at sleepovers. I would be free to say what's in my head and I wouldn't have to keep it in.I agree with Makena, that I would be able to tell people I love them, the answer to questions, and ask my mom what we are having for dinner.I would scream(if I could) if I couldn't have conversations with friends and family. I would have what Melody calls a tornado explosion.
I can't choose between being able to walk and talk because there are so many pros and cons.
~Ella Bast
I would rather walk than talk. I don't have a lot to say right know and that is maybe because i am a kid and don't understand fully about everything. I don't talk as much in school as much because i like to get the concept of it all and then take it in. I don't know what i would do with myself if i could't walk or sprint of play sports. I know that sounds a little weird because there are kids who can't do anything but i can and i may not be able to feel what Melody feels, be able to hear what she wants us to hear, or listen to what she is trying to say but i know that i wouldn't know exactly were to start if i didn't walk. I didn't have an answer until a day after i read the book and the question. I thought about this question throughout my day and then it came to me. I sometimes run, not with my legs necessarily. I run away, deep into another smile but i run away from my problems sometimes and i don't know what i would do if i couldn't run like that or run outside in the wind. With another thought coming i have to say I that i agree that talking is a very important aspect of life and it lets us express our feelings and thoughts but we can smile and we can laugh and to me that shows a lot about what that person is trying to get across.
ReplyDelete~ Maggie Masuret