♥ Eternity

Saturday, July 26, 2008

One of my cooperating teachers just gave me a fantastic book. I am so hooked on to it, I am planning to find the rest of the books written by the same author.

The author is Torey Hayden, and she specializes in special education for children. All her books are based on true instances, and they are frighteningly real.

The title of the book given to me is One Child, and it's about a little girl who was abandoned on the highway by her mother. This girl has suffered so much violence in her life, that she is no longer perceived as normal. Yet her intelligence is amazing, for she has an IQ of 182, which means she can do work of 12 year olds at the age of 6. Yet, because of her behavioural problems due to the lack of a proper upbringing, the state had almost reduced her into entering their state hospital, what I translated to mean as something like an asylum. So the entire story was about the fight to save this little girl.

The children in the class of this teacher are all with learning disabilities/physical or mental handicap. She had a class of 9 such children.

She amazes me, for it sure isn't easy to look after 1, let alone 9, and to teach them all.

Her love for these children is so strong, and her persistance, patience and endurance are largely commendable. Such are the ones who really have the passion and the love for the children.

I was given this book by my CT because of this girl that is infamous in my school. She poses a problem to many of the teachers, is disruptive in class, and behaviour wise, can be quite difficult. Yet, the story behind this child is very sad. She had an abusive father; and later on, both parents died of cancer, leaving her and her 3 siblings behind. Yet, they are all staying in different homes right now.

With such a background, who can blame her for acting in this manner?

Yet, it is with such children that we need to show even more love and care, and to be even more patient with them, for all they are looking for, is love.

11:17 AM