Every Child Needs a Mrs. Patton: Teacher Helps Boy With Brain-Based Delays Excel Academically

Teachers are the 'backbone of every school in America,' says the mom

Courtesy of Tracy Ross

Every child needs a Mrs. Patton in life.

That’s what Tracy Ross, mother and novelist from Cincinnati, Ohio, thinks. Her son, Kamran, 17, was born with brain-based developmental delays. However, he had a Mrs. Patton—a loving, nurturing, and giving teacher—and it altered the course of Kamran’s life.