Anne Sullivan Macy

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[Wikipedia] Anne Sullivan Macy was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller. At age five, Sullivan contracted trachoma which left her partially blind and without reading or writing skills. Sullivan received her education as a student of the Perkins School fo

Quotes by Anne Sullivan Macy

If my parents didn't push me and didn't support education, I probably wouldn't be here today.... Regardless of whatever they went through…

Anne Sullivan Macy

Easier

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Obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child.

Anne Sullivan Macy

And love

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I never taught language for the purpose of teaching it; but invariably used language as a medium for the communication of thought;…

Anne Sullivan Macy

Acquisition

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You can't touch love, but you can feel the sweetness that it pours into everything.

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Feels

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Language grows out of life, out of its needs and experiences...Language and knowledge are indissolubly connected; they are interdependent. Good work in…

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Connected