by Robyn R. Jackson
Although I would like to think of myself as a painter, creating a masterpiece from nothing more than a blank canvas, some paint, and the vision in my artist's mind, the time has come to admit that I am more of a collage artist. I take scraps of things other people have created and put them together, hoping that the total sum will be greater than its parts. And so, this book is a collage of all the gifts given to me by the very brilliant people in my life.
The master teachers in my life—Cynthia Gill, Tom Gillard, Helen Marshall, Esther Mattox, and Marjorie Richardson—gave me wisdom. Experiencing their classrooms and working alongside them has made me a better teacher.
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