![]() ![]() ![]() The story made the newspaper, and as Torey read it she felt an odd connection to the little girl. ![]() At six years old, she is being shuffled to Torey's room because she has just burned a three-year old after tying him to a tree. Sheila appears to be the worst case of the bunch. Most of her students are severely below grade level for their age and several hold no real hope of advancing far academically. The children in Torey's class have disabilities that prevent them from being placed in the regular special education classrooms and so Torey teaches the "garbage class". Torey Hayden is a special education teacher who seems to have a special knack for working with the children who are unclassifiable. Over the course of five months, Sheila transforms under Torey's care into a more self-assured and happy child, headed for the second grade instead of the state hospital. Even the school does not pose the potential for a "home", since Sheila is only waiting to be transferred to the state hospital. She has been shuffled between relatives and institutions before landing in Torey Hayden's secluded annex classroom. Sheila has been forgotten by the system, her family, and society itself. One Child is the story of a lost little girl and the extraordinary teacher who works to find her. ![]()
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