The students were going around the class and “giving a rose”—a compliment or recognition of another student’s work. BJ was a member of that class, but his participation in the learning and the creation of the student paper looked significantly different because of learning and communication differences. However, his peers provided authentic recognition for his contributions to the team. One student said, “I want to thank BJ for helping me pick the photos for the front page.” The teacher noted to us later that the peer would hold up two photos and BJ would select the one he thought most
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