The world isn’t always fair or kind to those who are born with a disability or a handicap. In nature, they call it survival of the fittest, and sometimes it feels like this can apply to people, too. A bird who cannot fly won’t make it very far, and a man who cannot see might … Read more
It’s often hard to ask for what you need out loud, but sometimes there’s no other way to get it. Julia Brown is a Texas middle school teacher who understands how difficult it can be for kids that age to speak up about what they need to lead successful lives. Whether their needs are simple … Read more
A Florida teacher recently said that she was fired for refusing to give her students credit for homework they never turned in, and it managed to reignite the heated debate about the education system in the U.S. Diane Tirado, 52, is a social studies teacher, and she says that the situation disregarded the “No Zero” … Read more
While some people have to work hard to achieve musical success, others are born with an innate natural talent that simply needs practice to perfect. As a music teacher at Wilmeth Elementary School in McKinney, Texas, Stacy Caldwell recently stumbled upon a student with such incredible natural talent, she knew she had to find a way … Read more