Anti-social Sheila’s Characteristics before Learning with Torey Hayden

34 Sheila. Sheila, just a little girl who never got affection from her parents felt that Torey did something good to her. She felt very happy to have a teacher like Torey. She tried to make Sheila to be a better child. Torey’s approach made Sheila told anything about her father to her nicely. “How come you do this?” “Do what?” “Be nice to me?” I looked at her in disbelief. “Because I like you.” “Why? I be a crazy kid; I hurt your fishes. Why do you be nice to me? p. 87. After all finished, Sheila took her coat hook and ready to go home. Sheila behaved nicely. She smiled at Torey and said good bye to her politely. “Bye, teacher” p. 90. According to Murphy 1972, personal traits of character can be seen through his or her speech. Sheila spoke nicely and politely to Torey during the brushed time. Sheila also said good bye to Torey when she was going to go home. Sheila’s sadistic behaviors were kidnapping and almost killing a three- year-old boy, burning the migrant camp where she lived, smearing feces in the restroom of a bus station, and plucking the eyes out of all the goldfish with a pencil. Since Sheila became a polite little girl, she never did the sadistic behavior. Sheila’s character changed into polite behavior which were speaking nicely and politely to Torey during the brushed time and saying good bye to Torey when Sheila was going home. 35

b. Cooperative

According to Hurlock 1972, p. 478, the school influences the child’s developing personalities both in the area of traits and in the information of the self-concept. The teacher’s personality is more important than her knowledge or teaching skills. Torey applied a method of sharing to others. After the entire student finished their assignments, they should share their work to the other students. It made up a good sharing or communication of each child. Sheila and Sarah had become friends and were beginning to share the typical pleasures of small girls’ friendship. Each day she showed more improvement. She also became friend with Guillermo. Sarah and Sheila had become fast friends and I caught them sending notes during class occasionally. Sheila had gone home with Sarah to play on several occasions after school before her bus came. And Sheila and Guillermo played together at the migrant camp p. 185. Sheila also had made communication with Chad, Torey’s husband. They met before and after the judicial. Chad was a kind man who helped Sheila not to be put in the state hospital. They won the right and they celebrate it. Chad bought her a big pizza and three dresses. Sheila became energetic of it. Chad also surprised Sheila and carried her a big box of dress for her because she had a play. “What are you doing here? I asked, surprised to see him. “I came to see Sheila.” Excitedly, Sheila leaped down from the chair she was standing on and ran over. “... But I brought you a good-luck present for your debut.” Sheila’s eyes widened. “Me?” p. 276.