After Surgery Corrected my Hearing concerns, My Elementary Teachers Taught me to Read
I personally understand the importance of learning to read as well as the importance of comprehending what you read. As a very young kid, I had a hearing problem. My kindergarten teacher realized I could not hear. As a result of not being able to hear everything, I missed a ton of words, sounds of letters, and phrases.
To correct the matter, at the age of 5 I had surgery with the Eye, Ear, and Nose doctor in New Orleans, LA. I remember clearly because I had to go to the doctor for checkups for months and I remember not being able to go swimming. From 1st grade to 4th grade, I had to go to the speech pathologists and others to help me catch up. It was my 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Freece Flowers and Mrs. Bloomquist, both magnificent teachers of Mooney Avenue Elementary School who made sure I learned how to read and read very well.
Now as an administrator in the Greater Chicago Area, I have dedicated my life to educating those who follow. It is just one of the many ways I give back for the purpose of enhancing humanity and helping improve the outcomes for so many students, families, and communities.
Learning to read not only benefits the individual, it actually impacts anyone who comes into contact with that person. Due to Mrs. Freece Flowers & Mrs. Bloomquist’s total dedication to me and other students of Hammond, Louisiana, others have benefited from my educational accomplishments. I owe a great deal of people who helped me to become Dr. Kevin Brown the educator, administrator, professor of sociology, Jazz Saxophonist, and most of all, just a great human being who believes in giving back by shaping and cultivating the youth to become productive contributors who also give back.
Empathy is powerful. I embrace it wholeheartedly. It matters for the sustainability of society and mankind as we know it.