The Joys and Wonders on the Life of a Speech Therapist
A memoir
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….. It was the end of the day and as usual I had stayed past close of business to complete my session notes. As I prepared to go, I got my handbag and proceeded to look for my car keys. Strange, they weren’t there, on my desk, or on any of the students’ desks. Before I panicked, I recalled they might be in my coat pocket, and I checked there. No luck. Panicking now I rummaged through everything, looked under every piece of paper, looked inside the crayon, makers, and scissor baskets still with no luck. I remembered having the keys early in the morning when I entered the building, perhaps I had left them in the general office. I retraced my steps only to come up empty. Where could these keys be? I thought about the day, what I did, which students I saw…wait a minute…which students I saw that was it! It was a Tuesday, so I needed to look at my schedule. Before I could even look, I remembered one student in particular – JR. This is just one of the stories you will read in this my journey in the Department of Education. My experience with students ranging from 5 to 13 years initially, and later 3-14 years old lends itself to hilarious anecdotes and memorable escapades.
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About the Book
As a teacher living and working in New York City Department of Education I found myself jotting down or recording many audio anecdotes my students were saying and doing that brought me to tears regularly. This book is a lovingly dedicated and devoted memoir which honors the amazing students that crossed my path, and the relationship we continue to foster to date. It begins with how I got into teaching, moving away from the corporate world, and finding my destiny as a Speech Pathologist, rediscovering my purpose and my passion.
About the Author
H. Courteney Mayers is a poet and author of many and varied works, including poems, short stories, and plays. Courteney recalls writing her first play at the tender age of 10 and performing it with her best friend, sisters, and neighborhood boys, for the entire family. But it was her poems that would catapult her into an exciting arena. This poetess first collection of poems was published in May 2006 by AuthorHouse™ a publishing company located in Bloomington, Indiana. This educator graduated from Pace University in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in Speech Pathology. After graduating Courteney worked in the corporate world for several years, but it was her love for children that would change her vision and ultimately lead her into her destiny. For the past 23 years Courteney taught Speech and Language for the Department of Education in New York City. While teaching she simultaneously received her Master’s of Science degree in Reading Education from Brooklyn College, under the esteemed mentorship of Dr. Marguerite Thompson. In 2001 Courteney received the Educator of the month Award for her contribution to the Teacher Opportunity Corps program (TOC), where she performed many of her poems. This first full-length book by the author, is a memoir dedicated to the wonderfully, amazing, and comical students H. Courteney encountered while teaching for the Department of Education. Throughout this writing, the author says she truly felt the movement of the Holy Spirit in every aspect, from recalling intricate details and information to encountering former students on a whim. She hopes that this book will inspire past educators to revel in their joys of teaching, and current teachers to embrace, enlighten, and illuminate every student’s life entering their classroom.