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Doug Forbis - Psychology, Special Needs, Health - Posted: 14th Apr, 2011 - 2:14am
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Man Without Legs Hopes to Inspire Students as Physical Education Teacher For Children With Special Needs
Doug Forbis
Very nice and inspirational story. It is great what he is doing and I hope children with special needs reading this story can know there is hope, always. 
QUOTE There are certain teachers whose influence can affect students for the rest of their lives, whose names are never forgotten. Doug Forbis hopes to become one of those -- and it's not just because he doesn't have any legs.
The 24-year-old Spartanburg, S.C., man is finishing up his first year of a two-year graduate education program at Converse College. He plans to teach physical education to kids with special needs.
"When I was growing up, if you had any sort of difference in a PE class, there wasn't a lot you could do," Forbis told AOL News. "You could be a score keeper or watch, but it wasn't the most productive use of your time."
Rather than spending his youth as an observer, he joined swimming and basketball leagues for disabled kids. Source 9
The 24-year-old Spartanburg, S.C., man is finishing up his first year of a two-year graduate education program at Converse College. He plans to teach physical education to kids with special needs.
"When I was growing up, if you had any sort of difference in a PE class, there wasn't a lot you could do," Forbis told AOL News. "You could be a score keeper or watch, but it wasn't the most productive use of your time."
Rather than spending his youth as an observer, he joined swimming and basketball leagues for disabled kids. Source 9
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