Wallace nonverbal but still was gifted
Timothy Wallace’s coronation came too soon in his short life of nine years. It was a joy to watch his response to the soothing music Li-Hwa and Chao-Ming Huang played on their dulcimer and Autoharp each time they visited Esther Clark’s class at Griffith School in Dunlap, Tenn. Mrs. Clark was his teacher for two years.
Today, she grieves deeply over the loss of this beautiful child, whom she was blessed to provide enrichment in his development towards a better life. He was severely non-verbal but a teachable and lovable child.
His gifts for those who truly “saw” him couldn’t be measured by standardized testing and other evaluative instruments.
Hats off to all those who sought to make his educational experience a worthwhile and productive one!