With the enthusiasm of the reborn, she took her teacher Anne Sullivan from object to object learning the words that made them real. When she got to her doll and the symbols formed across her skin, she wept. This awakening was both cognitive and emotional. Not only did objects stand out and shine in the light of language, feelings could be attached to them. Now she could grieve.
Language makes being human and humane possible.
Teach a student to read and you aspire to the highest calling. Nevertheless, those who teach reading and writing often work in the cold. Like cultural spies in a video universe, they may find themselves unappreciated in their own country. These teachers, however, are not just specialists, but parents, administrators, librarians, educators in formal and nonformal contexts, and literate citizens. They are fighting the current because it's the only direction they know.