Helping students gain independence is such a rewarding area of teaching and can not be emphasized enough. Having worked with students in the area of life skills and vocational skills was both rewarding and a blessing. There is nothing like seeing a student being shy about taking on a specific task, not showing any confidence in performing said task, then seeing…

Imagine a seal balancing a ball on his nose. Next, imagine that same seal playing the violin, while still balancing the ball on his nose (stay with me here). Now…