Bled

Jazmyn 2022-01-22 08:04:29

Brad has suffered from a rare genetic disease-Tourette's disease since he was a child. Because of this disease, he couldn't lead a normal life since he was a child. No matter where he goes, he will be "a lot of attention" because of the strange screams he makes. He is accustomed to the term "freak" in other people's mouths, and he is more accustomed to the ferocious father who yells at him because of this... Everything makes him strong and sensitive. A sentence from the principal changed him: "I hope you are not buried by this disease, but inspired by it." Later, he no longer feels inferior and no longer degenerate. He learned to face up to difficulties, he learned to face hard, he learned to chase dreams. He understands persistence, self-confidence and persistence. Without self-confidence, no perseverance, no matter how beautiful the ideal is, it is like a bubble, fleeting.

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  • Recruiter: What made you decide to go into teaching?

    Brad Cohen: It's all I've ever wanted to do. I feel like I was born to teach.

  • Brad Cohen: Maybe we should talk about the elephant.

    Recruiter: Elephant?

    Brad Cohen: In the room: my Tourette's.

    Recruiter: No. The Americans with Disabilities Act doesn't allow me to ask you...

    Brad Cohen: I know, but I'd like to tell you just like I tell the kids in my classes. See, I explain to them that it's a brain thing that causes me to make strange noises, they're like sneezes, irrepressible. When you have to, you have to.

    Recruiter: How do they react?

    Brad Cohen: Once they understand, they're fine with it. It's never caused any problems in a classroom.