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Liberty | Elizabeth Courtney

by Elizabeth Courtney
Hilda Costello, special education teacher at Liberty Middle School. Dog dog bone, a favorite game the whole class likes to play also allows Costello to participate. The game is a listening game which teaches the kids.
Hilda Costello, special education teacher at Liberty Middle School.
Hilda Costello, special education teacher at Liberty Middle School. As Costello reads to her class student Bobby Thorpe listens to his teacher intently. Bobby had just gotten out of a wheel chair and started walking with a walker for the first time this year.
Hilda Costello, special education teacher at Liberty Middle School. Costello shows Rita Daniel and Christy Floyd how to separate cloths for the wash. Christy (center) was upset because she couldn’t listen to Michael Jackson’s tape.
Hilda Costello, special education teacher at Liberty Middle School. Costello leads the class in prayer. She explained that all of the kids were Christians and their parents thought it was an important part of their life.
Hilda Costello, special education teacher at Liberty Middle School. Costello leads the class in discussion on what they had done the night before. Class time is setup in a while and play in a while.
Hilda Costello, special education teacher at Liberty Middle School. Costello chases Christy Floyd around the room, while the class plays duck duck goose. this was one of the times during the day that gives the kids a break.

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