Mae Fleming, shown at the Clayton County Public Schools Administrative Complex, retired this year to conclude a stellar career teaching special needs children.
Mae Fleming, shown at the Clayton County Public Schools Administrative Complex, retired this year to conclude a stellar career teaching special needs children.
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Mae Fleming retires after 33 years teaching special needs children
by Bill Baldowski
June 13, 2013 10:08 AM | 1 1 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
Working with special needs students in a school environment, whether their disabilities are physical, verbal or emotional, takes a special kind of teacher. However, to work with such students for an entire 33-year education career and grow to love each one for his special abilities rather than disabilities, takes a person of limitless patience, boundless understanding and energy plus a unique desire to see these youngsters succeed in life despite their disability. That philosophy ha...
Mae Fleming, shown at the Clayton County Public Schools Administrative Complex, retired this year to conclude a stellar career teaching special needs children.
Mae Fleming retires after 33 years teaching special needs children
Working with special needs students in a school environment, whether their disabilities are physical, verbal or emotional, takes a special kind of teacher. However, to work with such students for a...
Jun 13, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dietitian honored

Apr 04, 2013
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