Gemma with a Supreme Court Justice

Last night, Gemma met Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The Supreme Court judge was literally across the street from our house, so we couldn’t not go. She was doing a book signing for her new children’s book Just Ask! In it, children with various special needs introduce themselves and explain what makes them different. Children are often told not to stare at someone with special needs, however Sotomayor said children should be taught to just ask. Because I teach lots of students who have special needs, and lots of students who don’t, I see a big need for teaching all students how to talk to each other about disabilities. My objective here had nothing to do with politics and everything to do with how I continually try to show Gemma that 1)there are so many things she can be when she grows up, and 2)no person is off limits.