Virginia M. Axline's Dibs In Search Of Self

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Virginia M. Axline’s novel, Dibs In Search of Self, follows a little boy named Dibs who is emotionally disturbed. He will not talk or play with anyone. Miss. A, as Dibs calls her, first sees Dibs in the classroom, resisting his teacher’s attempts telling him that it is time to go home. He was also in the crouched down in the corner with his head down. While reading through Dibs’ story, I felt a variety of emotions. Some parts of the story were harder to read than others. While reading, I felt a connection to Dibs, in the way that I felt as though I could relate to him very well. Looking at some of his behavior, I can see some of my six-year-old self, in him. Throughout the book, I had many different reactions ranging from positive to negative ones. Many of my negative reactions caused me to dislike a particular character, and in turn, feel empathy for Dibs. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Dibs In Search of Self, it is a book that I would highly recommend to other people because it is a story…show more content…
The two jobs that stick out to me the most that he would be successful in would be a teacher or a child psychologist. I think that his personality traits are important to have with both of those careers. I think that he would be successful at both of these because he would be able to relate well to the students and children. If there was a child in his classroom or one that was his patient that had a hard time communicating with others, I think he would really be able to help them. He is a very sensitive and compassionate person which would definitely help when trying to help a child who is experiencing these difficulties. I also think that he would be a good teacher in general because he is understanding, passionate, and very caring of others, and these are qualities that make for a good teacher. I think that Dibs could have a future career in anything that involved working with
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