Colors
Many schools use a system of colored cards for discipline. Each child starts the day with a green card, and upon some infraction they pull a yellow or red card depending on the severity of the offense. At times, they can also earn back a better card, so pulling a red card doesn't mean the end of incentives for good behavior.If Kola's teacher reports that he stayed on green all day, I give him a big hug and a piece of candy. If his card was yellow, we talk together with the teacher about what happened that day. A red card means a nap at home that afternoon, which he really dislikes.
These three colors have also entered his vocabulary as useful terms in their own right. For example, the words "average," "middle-of-the-road," and "medium" are beyond him, but "yellow" works nicely:
"How long will you be gone at the store? Long time?" [two fingers spread wide] "Short time?" [fingers close together]
"Yellow?" [fingers positioned about two inches apart]
For Kola, a beautiful red flower is bahani (bad) and an ordinary but green sticker on the wall is dushe dobre (very good). I've seen him favor green crayons over red and yellow ones!
I have a question for you artists out there.
Does this worry you?
posted by Stahlkes @ 12:18 PM
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