Eagle Scout exemplifies the good our youth do
I retired in 2003 from full-time teaching in the Guilford County Schools and now teach part time at Pleasant Garden Elementary School. Two of the years I taught at Sternberger Elementary, I was fortunate enough to have a student in my third- and fourth-grade classes named Brant Taylor. I recently read with interest the wonderful article about his Eagle Scout project to improve Pomona Park for disabled kids (“No dream too big,” May 10).
There were many special students in my teaching career. I hear good things about them as the years pass. It makes me feel so proud and hopeful when those young people take responsibility for our world. I feel compelled to congratulate Brant and his family for his accomplishment; it was apparently a huge undertaking.
Sometimes a teacher can recognize certain qualities in a student that she or he knows will be life-long strengths and capabilities.
Brant had those qualities even as a youngster: intelligence, perseverance, respect for others, a caring heart and extraordinary character. He always had a smile on his face and nothing deterred him from his goals.
I am proud to have had a small part in his life and wish him and his family the best.
Mary Anne Nixon
Greensboro
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