Pam Tebow speaks to Holly Lane’s students.
While ex-Gator Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow was battling for a backup quarterback position with the New England Patriots of the NFL, his mother Pam Tebow paid a surprise visit this week to UF associate professor Holly Lane’s graduate course on reading disabilities.
Lane, a special education instructor, has been working with Susan Vanderlinde, who tutored Tim when he was young, and Vanderlinde’s sister to incorporate their tutoring techniques into the professor’s reading methods course.
Pam spoke to Lane’s pre-service teachers about how dyslexia affected her sons, Tim and Robbie, and her husband Bob, yet did not deter them from being successful in their academic, personal and professional endeavors.
(From left) Holly Lane, Susan Vanderlinde, Pam Tebow, Linda Lombardino and Jane Andrews
During her visit, Pam stressed the importance of knowledgeable and compassionate teachers that recognize their students’ strengths and help them overcome their challenges.