Classroom

My favorite teacher growing up was my 4th grade teacher, Mr. Baird.  Mr. Baird had a way of making every student feel like a million bucks and he made things kid-friendly.  We did a lot of really interesting hands-on science activities and he turned boring things like memorizing all of the prepositions into fun contests.…

The tenacity and resilience of dyslexic children and adults never ceases to amaze me!  I was doing a radio interview this morning and the host, Christina Nitschmann said, “If only I’d known you when I was in school!”  She went on to say that she was dyslexic and couldn’t read when she entered junior high. …

Last weekend I saw a mom and her two little boys at the counter of an ice cream shop trying to decide what flavor to choose.  And there were so many choices!  The little guys were so excited! It made me think about a breakthrough that one of our students had a few years ago. …