"A Modern Miracle" is indeed a suitable title for a lesson on Helen Keller. As a young blind and deaf girl growing up in 19th-century America, all the odds were stacked against her. At that time, her condition was little understood, and in most cases a child in her position would possibly have ended up being shut away in some kind of institution without much in the way of love or support. Yet thanks to the loving kindness of her family and the patience and skill of her teacher Annie Sullivan, Helen is able to engage actively with the world around her and achieve considerable academic success. This is a miracle in the sense that, at that time, no one would have thought Helen capable of such incredible educational achievements.
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