As a teacher you have to find ways to explain things, Heather, even when you don't have the answers. We all need hope.

I taught a family of three and they all had a mechanical issue in reading.

By the time we came to child number three I was able to say: But that why you're here. We want to find answers.

I then listed all the things her son could do.

Today he and his brother renovate houses for profit, and he has his own body-building studio.

Sometimes turning those corners takes a whole lot of patience.

I wrote a story about that last child. Should go back and see if it needs updating, but basically I was working towards all the kids celebrating their personal genius. Kids need to know that intelligence equates to more than the 3rs.