Consider Helen Keller's words, "The most important day I remember in all my life (emphasis mine) is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me." What gratitude in a special student patience has wrought, and what learning! It is unlikely that most people will often encounter students as difficult as Helen Keller. But all will do well to remember the trait which brought about such great learning and accomplishment in Anne Sullivan's young student – the quality of patience!