Inspirational Story: Abernathy Teacher of the Year sees deafness as motivation, not obstacle

[TexasTowelie]

ABERNATHY — Keri Moore’s most-used phrase as a child was, “I can do it myself.”

It didn’t matter that she was born deaf.

Now a math teacher at Abernathy Middle School and the district’s newest Teacher of the Year, Moore wants her students to live by that philosophy too, she said in an interview Monday.

When Moore was 2 years old, a doctor said she would never function in the hearing world, Moore’s parents, Raymond and Martha Sue Lusk, said in a written statement.

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1. I am a teacher (college English) with a severe hearing impairment, too.

I have always struggled to understand speech, but as I age (I turned 64 on Monday), my hearing loss has progressed dramatically.

I have always believed my deafness improved my "intelligence," because in order to function at all in a hearing world, I have always had to *pay attention*.

My website where I post articles (most, but not all, humorous) about managing in a hearing world:

"I'm Listening as Hard as I Can!"

http://www.deafnotdumb.homestead.com/index.html