It was a sunny day today. During my reading session, I learned a new expression: Downs syndrome. I used to think of people with Downs syndrome as "retarded," technically I didn’t even know such things. But now I know that's not accurate. They simply have an extra thing in their genes, which makes them different, not less than. It's not a disease, just a different way of being. I don't know anyone close to me with Downs syndrome, but I've seen people with it out there. We should treat them with kindness and respect, just like anyone else.

It was a sunny day today. During my reading session, I learned a new word: Down syndrome. I used to think of people with Down syndrome as "retarded," technically I didn’t even know such things. But now I know that's not accurate. They simply have an extra chromosome in their genes, which makes them different, not less than. It's not a disease, just a different way of being. I don't know anyone close to me with Down syndrome, but I've seen people with it out there. We should treat them with kindness and respect, just like anyone else.