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Old 01-03-2016, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by redwitch View Post
I do remember my favorite teacher of all time was my junior high English teacher, who did have a reading list which he handed out the first day of class. I went up to him and said I'd read all of those books. He made out a new list for me, introduced me to science fiction, took a few of us to movies made from books (such as War and Peace), would talk to me about books I'd read to help me better understand what the author was saying. Mr. Artz, wherever you are, thank you!
[That's a great topic for two more threads--Who was your favorite teacher why? and How to you get a child to fall in love with books? I can't think of a better gift.]