Do you think that lying to the young man, and convincing him he can do something he really can't will help him? Or society?
May as well convince the poor kid that he can fly and encourage him to jump off a building.
I could approve of helping him to work within his limits, and recognize them. Because we all have them. But not lying, or setting up a charade. That's cruel.
/johnny
Well, maybe not. But, if it gives him a few minutes of pride - after the thousands of hours he has no doubt spent, being ridiculed, I say - who does it hurt? No one - but people with cold hearts that think since they don't deserve it, they shouldn't get it.
Well, I do.
And speaking as a parent of a beautiful little girl who happens to have DS, I call you out as an ignorant *sshole.
Kindly confine your comments to things about which you have actual knowledge- like how to kill flowers and pull wings off butterflies.
As long as he’s doing regular course work to get his diploma, I’m OK with this little fantasy.
I see retarded kids at the workshop fairly often; it seems to me they know when to have self-esteem and when not to.