Annie Beats the Odds

<p>Good morning, good afternoon, good evening – whatever the time of day it is always a good time for learning. This is Educate This, the podcast for Teachers, Trainers, Coaches, Mentors and Students – Anybody in the world of education and beyond which lets face it – should be all of us all the time. We learn to teach and we teach to learn. <br> <br> My name is Nate Hamon and Educate This is sponsored by TAE Specialists, RTO Qualify Now. Check them out for all of your TAE questions and needs. Link in the description.<br> <br> The intro and outro music is provided by Dragon Chromatic &amp; Anthem Fox. Check them out of Facebook etc.</p><p> </p><p>The story of Helen Keller and her teacher and friend Anne Sullivan is one of the most endearing, enduring and life affirming stories around. It has particular lessons and inspiration for Teachers, Trainers, Mentors, Coaches – anyone that finds themselves in a position of having to guide and direct learning. <br> <br>Helen Keller said that the most significant day of her life was the one in which Anne Sullivan came to her. <br> <br> As a kid our family used to have on the bookshelf a collection of picture book biographies called “The Value of” series. They would take a historical figure that displayed a certain attribute worth learning from and tell their story. For Helen and Anne’s story it was called the Value of Determination.<br> <br> I recently rediscovered some of these books at a Garage Sale and theirs was among the ones I found so I bought them and brought them home for our kids. <br> </p><p> Before talking about the teacher student relationship I just want to talk a little about Anne’s biography because it is blood fascinating and shows a powerful example of someone rising through intense trials and tribulations and finding success by helping others to be successful. Which to my mind is a good Trainer’s goal. A Trainer, Teacher, Mentor etc. success can be measured by how well they help improve their student’s existence. <br> <br>Anne, sometimes called Ann