February 24, 2009Success Story ~ A kid hero
When Claire was ten years old, some friends told her to say hello to a boy who had just entered the pool they were in. She did, but the boy stared blankly back. Claire’s friends laughed as they explained that the boy was deaf, and couldn’t hear her. Their entertainment was at the deaf boy’s expense.
Claire had taught herself sign language, so she returned to the boy to apologize for not realizing he couldn’t hear her. His face lit up as she signed to him. When Claire returned to her friends, they asked her to teach them a few things in sign language. She did, and her friends learned a lot more than sign language – they also learned respect.
Read the whole story on The Detective Mom.
Email This Post
Related posts which may interest you
- Leadership tip: Give them a pole and watch them catch bigger fish than yours
- Poison Phrase ~ Thanks for the $50. I used it to put the dog to sleep.
- What to say when you want to offer some advice: tips from @danmulern
- Reader Success Story ~ Speaking Strong with Doctors
- Things I love about my husband #2: He sees my soul
No Comments »
RSS feed for comments on this post.
| TrackBack URI
You can also bookmark
this on del.icio.us or check the cosmos
