By Scott Alfes October 2008
By Scott Alfes
October 2008
I am Scott, an 8th grader I’ve been to schools that use
PBS and schools that don’t I have Bipolar Disorder and
Tourette’s syndrome I am 13 years old I love to cook, and I love animals
To inspire you to use PBS To tell you how great it was for me
So other kids don’t have to suffer
So I can be “famous”
Up to 5th grade, I went to schools that didn’t use PBS
For 6th grade, I went to a great PBS school
Easily depressed Easily frustrated by schoolwork Needed extra affection Easily annoyed by other kids Easily upset during games and
competitive activities Funny (not always in a good way)
Teachers thought I was a brat People thought I was “doing it on
purpose” I didn’t deserve to be in the
school I got kicked out of class for things
I didn’t mean to do I was a nincompoop
A new me Teachers understood me better I was happier [I was never blue when
I was with Mr. Green] I was learning I made friends I bonded with the teachers I wanted to try harder
Before Grades: C’s, D’s, & F’s (Z’s if they
had them I felt …After Grades: “A” Honor Roll I felt …
Before Reading: 4th grade level in 5th grade I felt …After Reading: almost 8th grade level in 6th
grade (3 grade levels!) I felt …
Before Trouble communicating with teachers I felt …After Very easy communicating with
teachers (Dodgeball story) I felt …
Before Behaviors: 2 suspensions & sent to
the office 5 times/week I felt …After Phone calls home (Dodgeball Story
Part 2) I felt …
Before I started at my new school, we had a meeting.
At the meeting…•I did the talking•I made a plan with the team•I met other kids•I agreed to go to school the next day
Mr. Green and his Red Hand (Being blue never happened)
Even if I did something wrong, I felt the adults were trying to help, not get me into trouble
I felt supported everywhere so I had a better mood
A better mood meant …
Group Fall Activity•Without PBS I felt like I would just fall with nobody standing there or maybe just 1 person to catch me
•With PBS it feels like there are 5 or 6 people there to catch you