SHARING STORIES
A summer resident of Blue Hill, Wally Wojtowicz Jr. , who uses facilitated communication, shared with us a letter he typed to his teacher regarding an assignment in his community college literature class. We excerpt it here.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT GIVING ME GIFTS LIKE THIS REALLY INFLUENCES ME GREATLY.
I JUST RECEIVED YOUR LETTER TODAY AND FEEL THAT I MUS I REPLY. GIVEN THE FACT THAT I NEVER HAD SCHOOLING EQUIVALENT TO MORE THAN ONE DAY IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL, I MUST RELY ON YOUR COMMENTS TO BE MY GUIDES IN THE FINE ART OF WRITING.
EVERY DIRECTIVE THAT YOU GIVE TO ME WILL BE THOUGHT- FULLY STUDIED AND IMPLEMENTED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR HELPFUL TIPS ON WRITING. I WILL TRY TO UTILIZE THEM TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE IN THE MOST POSITIVE SENSE. IT IS A PLEASURE FOR ME TO FIND TIME TO CONVERSE, IN A SENSE, WITH YOU.
Sincerely,
Wallace Wojtowicz, Jr.
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