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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* Daniel's feelings towards the center are mixed, as he wasn't allowed to go out into the world. He also claims that they didn't learn "normal skills" as they never needed them. It is unclear what this means. Staff are also stated to be called "leaders". | |||
* Once a week Daniel met with a therapist, and once a month Daniel would meet with a doctor who supplied him with medication. The group home Daniel stayed at during his time living at the Tennyson Center was called a "cottage". Daniel claims that it was not worth staying at the Tennyson center, as the staff did not seem to help with anything, and he, quote, "learned everything as if he was an adult". Daniel lived at the Tennyson Center for a year and a half. | |||
* Daniel claims to have taken third grade math and fourth grade science, despite at the time of attending the Tennyson Center, being well into his teens. | |||
* On weekends, the Tennyson Center would do field trips. These field trips consisted of going hiking, going to the zoo, and aquarium. Daniel claims these trips got boring quickly after two weeks due to the same activities being repeated. This contributed to his dislike of day groups in disability programs, due to them being repetitive. | |||
* Daniel claims to have worked with one of his teachers for two years due to him being extremely successful with her. After leaving the Tennyson Centers cottage program, Daniel claims to have been bumped up a grade due to how succesful he was doing. | |||
== Transcript == | == Transcript == | ||
Q1: Did you enjoy your time at the Tennyson Center? | Q1: Did you enjoy your time at the Tennyson Center? | ||
A1: I mean... it was kind of day to day. Some days I did, other days it was annoying. I think one of the things I really didn't like was how I didn't go out in the world. It was all one location so if we did (inaudible) it was with a group of people...um...with like a leader, they call them staff...um...and I didn't really learn the normal skills that you would need in real life because we never needed them. | A1: I mean... it was kind of day to day. Some days I did, other days it was annoying. I think one of the things I really didn't like was how I didn't go out in the world. It was all one location so if we did (inaudible) it was with a group of people...um...with like a leader, they call them staff...um...and I didn't really learn the normal skills that you would need, like, in real life.. because we never needed them. | ||
Q2: I asked Dan what kind of classes he took at the Tennyson Center. I was intending for him to tell me what specific normal-type classes he took. Instead he describes the Non-academic things he does there-Hence the next clip. I also ask him how long he's been there. | Q2: I asked Dan what kind of classes he took at the Tennyson Center. I was intending for him to tell me what specific normal-type classes he took. Instead he describes the Non-academic things he does there-Hence the next clip. I also ask him how long he's been there. | ||
A2: I mean...they were | A2: I mean... they were set up to where, I mean, once a week I was getting like a class, once a week I was meeting up with a therapist, once a month I would meet up with a meds doctor. I would go to normal middle school and high school at the same location, and then they would (inaudible) what they call a cottage, which was like a group home involved as well, all at one location. So I did that. Um... I mean it wasnt really worth.. really staying there at the location because they really don't help with anything. Like the staff are just there, y'know, like- and, then you're learning everything as if you're already an adult which kind of...(muted). I lived at the Tennyson Center for like a year and a half. | ||
Q3: What kind of classes did you take at the Tennyson? I ask him to be specific. This is one of the favorite moments in the interview-I died laughing. | Q3: What kind of classes did you take at the Tennyson? I ask him to be specific. This is one of the favorite moments in the interview-I died laughing. | ||
A3: | A3: It was, like, basic. So, like, third grade math... um... third- you know, fourth grade science, like the normal, y'know. | ||
Q4: What kind of activities would you participate in at the Tennyson Center? I find it funny how he says he would "rather be doing what he's doing now". I think it speaks to the ridiculousness of the situation. By all ways you can measure. Dan is functionally famous. Even more so today than he was at the time of this recording. However there's no chance people are willing to pay him, with any regularity, to talk to him. | Q4: What kind of activities would you participate in at the Tennyson Center? I find it funny how he says he would "rather be doing what he's doing now". I think it speaks to the ridiculousness of the situation. By all ways you can measure. Dan is functionally famous. Even more so today than he was at the time of this recording. However there's no chance people are willing to pay him, with any regularity, to talk to him. | ||
A4: On weekends they would do field trips on Saturday and Sunday. Um...and I mean that is like normal stuff that you would do in school, so it would be like going up to the mountains and hike for two hours. Um...there would be going to like the Denver zoo or the Denver aquarium. But I mean after you do all of that there's not much else you can really do, so it got boring like real quick after like a good two | A4: On weekends they would do field trips, on Saturday and Sunday. Um... and, I mean, that is like normal stuff that you would do, like, in school, so it would be like going up to the mountains and hike for two hours. Um...there would be going to like the Denver zoo or the Denver aquarium. But I mean after you do all of that there's not much else you can really do, so it got boring like real quick after like a good two weeks, because we were, like, doing the same stuff which is part of the reason why I don't, like... if you know like what day program stuff is its like where...if you don't have a job and you're in disability services you can like... (inaudible) a group of people and do fun things. The reason why I don't do that anymore is because its the same thing over and over and over again. And I would rather have a job I would rather do my music or do what I'm doing now and actually talk with new people rather than the same thing every single day. | ||
Q5: Can you tell me about your teachers? Did any of them have a strong impact on you? | Q5: Can you tell me about your teachers? Did any of them have a strong impact on you? | ||