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can’t just say you need some paper,” Coffey explained.

With a grin so wide that it threatened to crack his cheeks, John got up and walked to his neighbor’s desk to ask if he could “please" borrow some paper.

Later, after demonstrating to a visitor what a whiz he is at telling time, John moved the hands of the cardboard clock to 4 o'clock. “I wish 1 could get out of school at 4 o’clock instead of 3," he announced. "1 could even stay until 5.”

All the youngsters in the class seem to view their education with the same feelings of anticipation and pleasure. Betsy Coffey doesn’t coddle them, she doesn’t give them any breaks on behavior and above all, she doesn’t pity the children she teaches. Instead, she prods them to their full potential, a potential that will enable at least some of her students to live independent, productive lives.

With the emphasis from federal and state government on equal educational opportunities for the handicapped. mental retardation has come out of the closet. Unfortunately, there are still too many people who will

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