Blind Side

Josh Rahm
12/2/10
Helping Michael Oher
In all(prenominal) nurture, there is a child that is like Michael Oher, chiefed on to the attached teacher without ever gaining knowledge that year. Michael was a child that had a l receiveing disability in reading; this affected all subjects of his instructing. Reading occurs in each subject: English, Science, History, Math, and even carnal Education. Michael was a student that would go weeks without showing up in a class. A report from one of his man school day he attended reported that he was in school 19 days of the school year. Michael was held back in counterbalance and second grade, he also attended 11 contrary schools during his first nine years.
Michaels education level when he entered Briarcrest Christian could countenance been at second grade, first grade, or possibly at a kindergarten level. Michael had scored an 80 on the IQ test, which put him in the 9th percentile. Students that applied to Briarcrest usually did not have a single digit under the percentile category. With Michaels IQ score of an 80 he was declared with a learning disability. Michael also had a GPA of 0.6 from the public school he attended before Briarcrest. All of the teachers at the public school he attended, gave him Ds just to pass him along to the next teacher.



Even though Michael only showed up for class occasionally and wasnt retaining some(prenominal) knowledge he still received a D in the class.
Michael was a child that came from a rough part of Memphis, Tennessee. He had no one he could enjoy; everyone had left him when he was subatomic or taken away. Michael had no idea who his father was and his contract was in and out of his life because of drugs and alcohol. If I was Michael Ohers teacher the first thing I would do is try to earn his respect, just like Leigh Anne. The way I would get his respect would not be in the way that Leigh Anne did, I would not look at him as he was dumb or not capable to learn. I would treat him as any other teacher would treat their...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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