Beautiful Child
Torey Hayden
4*
"Torey Hayden deserves the kind of respect I can't give many people. She isn't just valuable, she's incredible. The world needs more like Torey Hayden." - Boston Globe
"Torey Hayden gives one hope for the future of public schools, indeed for the future of the human race." - Harold Kuschner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People
This book was required reading for the Accomodations & Adaptations in Early Childhood Education course that I'm currently taking. This book is Hayden's account as a special educator working with a child named Venus who did not speak or seem to hear others speak to her. Hayden's reflective and conversational style of writing made this a quick read despite the bleak and depressing subject matter. As a future teacher it is important for me to read about others' experiences working with children who have special needs because it is likely that I will teach children with disabilities throughout my career even though I am not studying to be a special education teacher. Reading Hayden's account showed me that it is not safe to assume that a child is unteachable or unreachable.
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