Torey L. Hayden

Somebody else's kids

Torey Hayden

"A heartwarming book full of tenderness." --Library Journal From the bestselling author of One Child, the true story of four problem children and one extraordinary teacher. They were all "just somebody else's kids"—four problem children placed in Torey Hayden's class because nobody knew what else to do with them. They were a motley group of children in great pain: a small boy who echoed other people's words and repeated weather forecasts; a beautiful seven-year-old girl whose brain was damaged by savage parental beatings; an angry and violent ten-year-old who had watched his stepmother murder his father; a shy twelve-year-old who had been cast out of Catholic school when she became pregnant. But they shared one thing in common: a remarkable teacher who would never stop caring—and who would share with them the love and understanding they had never known and help them become a family.

The True Story of Four Problem Children and One Extraordinary Teacher

Somebody Else's Kids

Antonella Romani

I felt really inspired by Torey and the way she taught her students; she always treated each student as an individual, and did what was best for them at the time. She didn't follow one exact model of teaching, but took everything day by day, and always had faith in her students. 
The results for each student would not have been the same if Torey did not show them what they needed and deserved. Torey also gave the students some tough love. She was upfront and real with the students. She did not let many things slip through the cracks, whether it was learning content, behavior, or life events. Torey’s level of empathy was exceptional. She never acted like the student’s problems at the moment was not worth helping.
I really enjoyed this book, and definitely recommend any teacher and future teacher to read it. This is one of her more poorly written books, but the message is still very loud and clear. I also recommend reading her other books about her experiences teaching Special Education. What a wonderful teacher.

Somebody else's kids

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