A Child That Touched My Heart

I have and have had many children who have touched my heart. I had a girl in my classroom about four years ago who could not grasp anything that I taught her. She did not know her colors, numbers, shapes, or alphabets. She barely said a word. I did all I could to help her but no matter how hard I tried, she just didn't learn it, so I thought. One day, I had a conference with her adopted mother and she told me that the little girl was a little behind on her learning because her biological mother physical and emotional abused her. The mother begged me to help her daughter. So one day, the mother was late picking up her daughter and the little girl and I did many activities together. We laughed, talked, and played until we were tired. I had learning cards (alphabets, colors, and numbers) out on the table and she grabbed them off of the table and started telling me every alphabet, color, and number on each card. I was so amazed. I asked her why she never responded when I asked her in the classroom and she told me that her biological mother had always told her that she was dumb. I told her that she was a smart girl and to never let anyone tell her something different. To this day, I still go to visit her at home and school. She is in the fourth grade now and she still touches my heart.