"A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high." I'm sure that John would agree with this saying,1 he felt this way almost every day in school.
By high school, John was the most famous 2 in his town. He was always absent, didn't answer questions and got into 3. He had failed almost every exam by the time he entered his senior year, yet was 4each year to a higher grade level. Teachers didn't want to5him again the following year. John was moving on, but definitely not moving 6.
I met John for the first time at a weekend leadership training programme since John was one of 105 students who 7. At the start of the training, John was just standing 8 the circle of students, against the back wall. He didn't 9join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games put him in.
The ice really melted when the groups started building a list of 10 and negative things that had occurred at school that year. John 11some constructive ideas on those situations. The other students in John's group 12his comments. All of a sudden John felt like a part of the group, and before long he was 13like a leader. By the end of the training, he had joined the Homeless Project team. The other students on the team were14with his passionate concern and ideas. They 15elected John co-chairman of the team.
John started16 at school every day and answered questions from teachers for the first time. He 17 a second project, 18300 blankets and 1,000 pairs of shoes for the homeless shelter from house to house. A bird with a broken wing only needs 19 . Once healed, it can fly 20 than the rest.
