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Blind Man Becomes Real-Life ‘Batman’ By Seeing With Sound
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Blind Man Becomes Real-Life ‘Batman’ By Seeing With Sound

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 be subject to a similar fate.Thankfully for humans, our brains are superior to that of any bird and when we lose a sense, our other senses become stronger. We also have helpful tools, mechanisms, and even other animals who can assist. But one blind man refused to use any of these, and instead, tried something entirely different that’s now changing the lives of many. Although life gave him lemons at a very young age, Daniel Kish has overcome major setbacks, created a scientific breakthrough, and has inspired thousands ...
Teacher’s Clever “I Need Box” Urges Students To Ask For Help Without Embarrassment.
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Teacher’s Clever “I Need Box” Urges Students To Ask For Help Without Embarrassment.

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 like a new pencil box, or something far more complex like help dealing with troubles at home, kids need a way to convey their wishes without fear of embarrassment or judgment. Facebook Last year, Julia’s school gave the students a survey, and the results shook the teacher to her core. “One of the questions asked the student to name an adult on campus they felt they could go to with anything,” she explained. “About 10% of our student population answered ‘no one.’” Julia considers herself a mot...
Florida Teacher Got Fired For Giving Zeroes To Students, And It Escalated Quickly
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Florida Teacher Got Fired For Giving Zeroes To Students, And It Escalated Quickly

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” policy. West Gate K-8 School in Port St. Lucie, her former employer, had a different story. Tirado says that she was not allowed to give anything lower than a 50. She asked her students to keep a journal in the same way a 15th-century explorer would for the first assignment of the semester, and they were required to take down notes about historical events and draw maps for two weeks. The teacher referred to it as an “explorer’s notebook”. “I got called down to the principal’...
Teacher Hears Boy Drumming On Bucket, Learns His Devastating Story & Hatches Plan.
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Teacher Hears Boy Drumming On Bucket, Learns His Devastating Story & Hatches Plan.

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 to help him exceed. During a lesson about drums, Stacy introduced the kids to “bucket drumming,” and the second she placed the drumsticks in Alijah’s hands, the child began to tap out a complicated rhythm like it was second nature. Facebook Stacy asked Alijah how he’d learned to drum so well, and his response broke the teacher’s heart. Alijah said he’d never had a drum lesson in his life, but he used to have a drum kit at home. Sadly, a few years ag...