The keynote speaker at the Tri-County Education Conference Friday explained the importance of teachers reaching out to students in the correct way. Brad Cohen said he was bullied and neglected as a child because he has tourette syndrome. He hated being at school when he was younger because of the bullying and non-sympathetic teachers. Finally he got the help he needed from the school principal who allowed him to educate fellow students about tourettes syndrome.
Cohen later went to Bradley University and began a career in teaching. Now he has a made for TV hallmark film made after his life story.
"I think teachers need to treat every single child the same way. It doesn't matter if they're a special needs child or not. They still want to be accepted, they still want to be motivated to be the best that they can be, and I think many times that if we start to treat them as different people, then society will look at them that way. The truth is that they have the same dreams and aspirations as any other kid, and we need to be able to honor that", said Cohen. full story
