“She is encouraged to express herself and be creative.” My daughter Mel is bright. In first grade, she should have been placed in the “gifted” program, but the public school she attended did not have the funding. Instead, they put her in a bilingual program where half of her subjects were taught in English and […]
“Ricky is my first child.” A happy-go-lucky, freckle-faced little boy, who at age 4 loved to learn. Pre-school was a phenomenal experience for Ricky. Under the care of his loving teachers, he was encouraged to be creative and to try new things. He did quite well and was eager to go to school every day. […]
I am very thankful H.E.L.P. Miami believed in me. I was never officially told I “could not learn,” I just knew I could not learn. I was the student who got okay grades only because I could memorize the work. I could memorize everything; but I actually understood nothing. I was an average student with […]
My wonderful child. “Mom, what’s wrong with me,” he asked, eyes filled with confusion and fear. “Will I have to take those pills?”“I don’t know, Fabian. I really don’t know,” I replied as I held his hands in mine, grasping for my child as if I were losing him. My wonderful, creative, intelligent child. Fabian […]
My attitude about school has changed completely Before enrolling at HELP Miami I struggled in two different public schools. I remember in kindergarten counting out loud “twenty-nine, twenty-ten, twenty-eleven” and having my teacher yell at me for being wrong. I remember being screamed at for not being able to read very well. None of […]
“My son began daycare when he was one year old.” The staff loved him and he loved them. He went to Pre-K. The staff loved him and he loved them. He went to a summer program and was such a hit that the director calls every year asking if he will be back. All of […]
After just a few weeks at H.E.L.P. Miami I had more confidence and felt better about school By the end of 5th grade I was convinced I could not learn. My teachers seemed to think that because I was born hearing-impaired I somehow could not really be helped. Further, they often appeared frustrated if I […]
“For the first time in school, I feel I am important..” My name is Devin and I am a senior at H.E.L.P. Miami. I was born in Queens, started school in New York and pretty much hated it from the start, like from Kindergarten. My grandfather always told me to “be respectful” and “do well […]
“completed two years of college in just one.” Ever since I started school, I hated it; the teachers, the homework, the tests and the pointless assignments I thought were given just to KEEP us busy. In elementary school I was forced to see a guidance counselor due to my “unnatural” laziness (which is completely natural […]
I know I am learning My name is Antonio and I go to a life-changing school called H.E.L.P. Miami and I just made high school Honor Roll and received a Good Conduct award. Two years ago when I first met Barbie I was a wreck. I was fresh from public school which was full of […]