How does that old saying go about teachers? I'm sure I will butcher it, but
here goes... "No one knows how far the influence of a teacher may go." Or
something like that. Teachers have created the greatness in all us. Thank
you teachers for creating greatness - you know who you are on this list. You
are my historical teachers. And this virtual student appreciates the free
lessons. ;-} Have a good semester if you are heading back to your F2F
students.

Lonny Watro

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Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: Great/Important Virginian


> Sometimes we tend to think of greatness and importance by the sweeping
> changes they made or by major events that affected all our lives. My
> nomination doesn't seems to fit the norm.
>
> Miss Ethel M. Gildersleeve.
> b. 2 Dec 1898, Newport News, VA
> d. 24 Nov 1991, Newport News, VA
>
> For more than seven decades, Miss Gildersleeve touched the lives of
> schoolchildren. She was a teacher, high school administrator, and in
> retirement an advocate for students. She earned more, much more than
> plaques, certificates, and world renown -- she earned students love.
>
> She graduated from Newport News High School in 1916 and left the city for
> Farmville State Teacher's College -- now Longwood College. She returned to
> Newport News High School in 1920 to teach math. By 1932 she had risen to
> the
> position of Dean of Girls -- but even the boys felt her influence. Along
> the
> way, she earned a Master's Degree from Columbia University. She became
> Assistant Principal before retirement in 1964.
>
> She was loved by all and gave all of herself. The number of lives she
> touched is beyond calculation. Her giving, her concern, her dedication,
> her
> very life went so far beyond those expected of a teacher. She gave from
> her
> heart and those who knew her remember her as a Great and Important
> Virginian.
>
> In a 1977 interview Miss Gildersleeve said, "No adult has the right to say
> a
> child is doomed. We mustn't give up on our children." This is her legacy.
>
> Tom
> Royalty to Rogues
> http://www.l-dunaway.net/
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