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Anne Sullivan: A Great Teacher “A teacher effects eternity” (Henry B. Adams). A teacher does many things that affect her students. Even though at the time, the student does not understand the wisdom of the teachings. Anne Sullivan is one of those re ....

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.... job to teaching her would not be an easy one. She first had to gain Helen’s trust, which was a task that was almost impossible. When Anne saw how Helen lived, she knew that things were going to have to change and quickly. One day, Anne was teaching Helen table manners. Helen was used to just grabbing food off her family’s plates. When Helen reached Anne’s plate, she refused to give Helen the food. A struggle went on for hours, until finally Helen was able to fold Burton-2 her napkin, which was a big accomplishment for her. Although this upset Helen’s family at this time, Anne felt it was worth it because she was able t ....