Finding Her Place

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Finding Her Place

  • November 4, 2020
  • Posted by: Caitlin McCallum
  • Category: Wow Story
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Wow Wednesday

From Kathy Martin – LSEM Teacher at Mayer Lutheran High School, Mayer, MN

Amid all the craziness and days that can seem chaotic, it is so refreshing to receive these positive notes from parents who were looking for something different and took a chance at Mayer Lutheran. Becca is an outgoing, talkative, upbeat 9th grader who is on the Autism spectrum. She is finding her niche here. This is, of course, a whole team effort. All the teachers I am blessed to collaborate with are amazing and adaptive and understanding. So are all the other students here at MLHS, they are caring and accepting of a student who is just a little different than the norm, but still has her God-given abilities to share with the world. It all brings a smile to my heart. The following are words directly from her parents.

I want you to know how amazing each and every teacher Becca has!  To say that we can from a public school system where it was a daily struggle, and we didn’t feel like she (or we) had the support of the staff would be an understatement.  

Each and every day everyone Becca interacts with makes her feel special and cared for.  She knows that her teachers are there for her, support her and want her to succeed – again something she hasn’t had in the past.  Bumps in the road are met with patience and grace, teamwork, and always with the thought of what does Becca need to be successful.  She is thriving at Mayer and every day comes home telling us how much she loves school (again a new thing for us and her). 

Now you will say everyone is just doing their job and while that might be true it is so much more than that to Becca.  They are teaching her it’s OK to be different, you can trust teachers, it’s ok to ask for help and we can find a solution together. We are thankful and blessed beyond measure to be part of the Mayer family!

Thanks for all you and the entire staff do each day!

“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” – Romans 15:7