Inattentional Blindness, the Art of Not Seeing the Obvious
When my son was five, he started kindergarten. We were studying in Canada. To my chagrin, his teacher discovered he was so short sighted he could not see the board. I was shocked! All of a sudden, the puzzling incidents of the past came tumbling out to mock me. Why didn't I think of that! Never crossed my mind he had issues with his eyes. He loved stories, on TV or being read to him. Yet, he hated “going to the movies “. The only movie he liked was ET. When I looked back, we watched ET in the front row with our heads bent backwards. It was very uncomfortable, but he enjoyed it. We were a bit late and all comfortable seats were taken. He watched TV real close, and even when told to move back, he would end up right next to the screen. He enjoyed the colourful autumn leaves, but only those on the ground. He refused to look up! There was one incident where he ran ahead and hugged a man that look...