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"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn." - Ignacio Estrada
Raising my son Brian has been the biggest and most rewarding challenge of my life. He has taught me the value of fighting for what you believe in. I have always had a vision of Brian being able to live as full and as complete a life as he possibly could, without my own or others limitations placed on what he could or couldn’t achieve- I believed that I needed to hold the bar up high and expect him to have or be whoever he wanted. I have found that with that beautiful vision, inclusion and proper support Brian is who he is today.
I am always so impressed by everything that Brian has achieved, from zip lining in Costa Rica with his junior high class trip, to being on stage for Theater Adventure Program as Peter Pan this summer, to NEYT’s holiday show last Christmas an umpa lumpa-and practicing and practicing to get it just right, to being part of his Windham Wizards basketball team, learning how to “block” and win gold medals at the Burlington Special Olympics, to being such a sweet and kind brother to his siblings, always willing to share or give whatever he had. Finally for his innate ability to be “in tune” to other people’s feelings and needs since he was little.
By: Robin White