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http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/articles/2005/10/06/news/news1.txt
When Hurricane Rita blew into Beaumont, Lamar University student Lindsey Hill found herself, along with many others, displaced by the destruction to the area.
Lamar University is closed until about Oct. 17, cleaning up and making repairs to their facility. Hill came home to San Marcos to wait until Lamar reopens, but she has not been idle.
She contacted a former teacher-Judy Brown, Horizons facilitator at Crockett Elementary School-to see if she could assist in her classroom. Hill, a Deaf Education Major, found a perfect niche.
As it happens, Brown is conducting a unit of study on the human brain with her Horizons students in grades 2, 3 and 4.
Brown said, ”In our unit of study, we are doing all aspects of the brain. The past two weeks have dealt with the senses. We studied Helen Keller and Louis Braille as examples of leaders in our world who dealt with their disability and overcame to become leaders in our country.“
Hill volunteers everyday from 10 a.m. through lunch time in Brown's classroom.
She learned sign language when she was about 12 years old. ”I have been studying it since the ninth grade with the goal of making it my career,“ Hill said. ”I couldn't think of a better way to spend my time waiting than to practice and teach these students.“
Hill herself was a Horizon student in Brown's classroom when she was in the third and fourth grade. ”I've sat where these student sit,“ she said laughing. She attended Texas State University for two years before transferring to Lamar University for the Deaf Education degree offered there. Hill intends to keep coming to Brown's classroom every morning until she returns to her studies at Lamar.
When Hurricane Rita blew into Beaumont, Lamar University student Lindsey Hill found herself, along with many others, displaced by the destruction to the area.
Lamar University is closed until about Oct. 17, cleaning up and making repairs to their facility. Hill came home to San Marcos to wait until Lamar reopens, but she has not been idle.
She contacted a former teacher-Judy Brown, Horizons facilitator at Crockett Elementary School-to see if she could assist in her classroom. Hill, a Deaf Education Major, found a perfect niche.
As it happens, Brown is conducting a unit of study on the human brain with her Horizons students in grades 2, 3 and 4.
Brown said, ”In our unit of study, we are doing all aspects of the brain. The past two weeks have dealt with the senses. We studied Helen Keller and Louis Braille as examples of leaders in our world who dealt with their disability and overcame to become leaders in our country.“
Hill volunteers everyday from 10 a.m. through lunch time in Brown's classroom.
She learned sign language when she was about 12 years old. ”I have been studying it since the ninth grade with the goal of making it my career,“ Hill said. ”I couldn't think of a better way to spend my time waiting than to practice and teach these students.“
Hill herself was a Horizon student in Brown's classroom when she was in the third and fourth grade. ”I've sat where these student sit,“ she said laughing. She attended Texas State University for two years before transferring to Lamar University for the Deaf Education degree offered there. Hill intends to keep coming to Brown's classroom every morning until she returns to her studies at Lamar.