A teen mom’s tribute to to her late high school art teacher is moving people to tears. In a now-viral Instagram video, Kayla Carlile shares the story of how James Dickey pushed her to keep painting after she became pregnant at 15.
Dickey encouraged Carlile to use art as a therapeutic outlet, and he also enlisted her to be his teaching assistant during her free periods. “He made kids feel comfortable — specifically kids like me who felt like they were on the outskirts of social groups,' Carlile says. “His classroom felt safe. He’d his play guitar and Bob Marley records, and there was always this murmur, this hum of people talking. It was a welcoming space for everyone.
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