Service Day with the Seedy Seas
Service Day with five Webb School students and a classroom of CDC (special education) students at Grundy County High School means a celebration of human warmth and dignity -- for everyone. Judging by the smiles and engagement of all students with their tasks -- working on classroom scrapbooks and painting a new mural --, I'd say the day was a success.
One challenge these special students do not face is the quality of their teacher. Miss Betty, as they call her, is something of a miracle worker. For me, the most beautiful moment of the day took place at the opening when she encouraged her students to develop their language skills in a joyful recitation of the day of the week, the date, the month, the year, the weather, and yesterday's news. These students can wring chicken necks and clean them, straighten out their closets, watch movies with joy, spell and count (one is taking algebra and has the highest average in class), and sing in front of 7,000 people at a VSA (Very Special Arts) convention at the Opryland Hotel. They have even performed at Nashville's famed Bluebird Cafe. All thanks to Miss Betty.
What a joyous and life-affirming day.
One challenge these special students do not face is the quality of their teacher. Miss Betty, as they call her, is something of a miracle worker. For me, the most beautiful moment of the day took place at the opening when she encouraged her students to develop their language skills in a joyful recitation of the day of the week, the date, the month, the year, the weather, and yesterday's news. These students can wring chicken necks and clean them, straighten out their closets, watch movies with joy, spell and count (one is taking algebra and has the highest average in class), and sing in front of 7,000 people at a VSA (Very Special Arts) convention at the Opryland Hotel. They have even performed at Nashville's famed Bluebird Cafe. All thanks to Miss Betty.
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