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  • MY FIRST TEACHER I have a passion for literacy. It all began in a screened in porch in South Central Los Angeles when I was almost 5 years old. My mother’s first language was Spanish. She told me how hard it was for her to learn English. She grew up…

  • I learn so much from my grandchildren. They teach me how to enjoy the moment. They teach me to be still and absorb sights and sounds that I have taken for granted. I have learned to see nature through their eyes. It fills me with optimism and hope that the…

  • We know that not all students have ideal home situations. On occasion the hell they live with shows itself though their behavior. I will never forget one little girl I had in my second grade class who hissed instead of responding when someone talked to her. She wouldn’t sit with…

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