Bill – from 'villain' to 'hero'

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“That beautiful girl with the blonde hair”

Student	Bill	Date	23 September 2008
		Observer	Meegan (teacher)

While we were waiting for taxis, Bill sat beside me and we started to chat. Historically, Bill would not have done this. On a number of previous occasions when I have tried to talk to Bill he has been unwilling to talk to me even when I have asked him about things I know are of interest to him.

He asked, “Do you know the white girl with blonde hair called Gina”? “Yes,” I replied. “She is very beautiful,” said Bill. I agreed, adding that she was a very kind, sweet girl.

He asked, “How can I be friends with her?” I said that it was a good idea to talk to her about things that she likes. I added that she was quite quiet and he may need to be a patient friend and wait for her to respond.

He seemed happy with this response.

Development 26 September 2008 by Graeme (teacher)

After discussing this story with Meegan, I thought that I should talk to Bill about how he could approach Gina. I decided to begin by asking Bill about what he thought was a good way to approach her. Skipping over a simple greeting, his first idea was to give her a gift. Initially, I thought this was a great idea! He then explained that the gift could be a book about the evil cats from his imaginary world. When I suggested that she might not like such a gift, his face was awash with surprise. We then discussed that different people often like different things. I explained that just because he likes evil cats, it was not certain that she would. I further suggested that he should find out what she likes if he wanted to give her a gift. After overcoming the shock that someone might not like a book about evil cats, he happily considered my suggestions.

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