I first met L. as an infant when her Mom brought her along to her older brother's speech sessions. I believe L achieved her early developmental milestones in my office waiting room.
Several years later it was evident she was struggling with early academic skills and I worked with her for a while. She repeated a grade, which was an excellent decision by her parents and her performance improved. In late elementary school I worked with her again. Our agreement was that I not come to her classroom to pick her up but that she come by herself. She never forgot; she was a very responsible youngster. We worked on grammar, vocabulary, writing and other academic skills. She didn't enjoy the work but she always applied herself and did her best. I remember one essay she wrote about her parents meeting one another in camp.
I followed her progress as she advanced through the grades. She won an award at her high school for her perseverance and diligent work. She attended college, graduated, eventually got a Master's degree...and I was thrilled to hear that she has now been accepted into three Ph. D. programs. She'll be going to Berkeley in the fall. I am so impressed with the effort she has put in to achieve this success and I wish her the best in her future studies.
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If you had not devoted yourself to her success, who knows what would have happened.
You saved her.
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