Dose of Encouragement

I am blessed to have the opportunity to teach at Summit Academy in Loganville on Thursday mornings.  The way the program is set up, I have a parent assistant each period.  During first class, I have a permanent assistant, the lovely Mrs. Hall, who I have put through the wringer so far this year.  For my second and third class, I never know who is going to show up.  But I have met some neat people, all parents of kids at the academy, some who are in my class and others are not.

Thursday during third period, there was a new lady.  She sat in the back, as most do unless we are heavily involved in an experiment, and laughed and smiled at the antics involved in studying insects.  She is not a parent of one of my students, but approached me afterwards and asked me about the classes I would be teaching next year.  I informed her of the subject and how excited the kids and I were about the new material.  She got a little quiet, leaned in toward me and said, “Yes, but you see, my daughter is in 5^th grade, and well, she has dyslexia and I just don’t know how she would do.”   Without missing a beat, I said, “She will enjoy the class and the experiments.  For you see, my son has dyslexia also so I know how to teach to kids with learning disabilities.”  Her face lit up and she got the biggest smile on her face!  “Oh my goodness, thank you so much!” she said in response.  “I am going to sign her up for the fall.  Thank you, thank you!”

My sweet lady, you are very welcome!  

As with every hurdle in life, God uses it to grow me, teach me and be able to help someone else going down the same path.  I hope to continue to learn how to help kids out there who are struggling with language and inspire in them a love of learning that does not always involve reading a book or the need to have great spelling.

All kids are unique and gifted in their own way.  I see it in my son every day.  His future is bright and he will conquer it with God’s help and some creative learning skills.