Wings of a Bird

Bringing vision to kids - and the system - Seattle P-I
For King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, what began with tiny, random observations of the students she taught years ago in the fifth, sixth and seventh grades may soon open a lot of eyes in the juvenile justice system.
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Before glasses, many of these students got in trouble. They thought they were slow, and so did their schoolmates. They were teased, bored and disruptive.
When they came back after winter break wearing glasses, Lambert recalls it was often a different story. Classmates would say, "Hey! He's not stupid anymore!"
And, since Lambert also wears glasses, she created a safe environment for the newly bespectacled. "If you tease them for wearing glasses, you're making fun of me, too," she cautioned. "And, remember, I'm the biggest one in class."
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After the young offenders and custodial cases were given glasses and tracked for one year, almost none returned to detention. Recidivism dropped to nearly nothing. ...