Teacher, Superintendent, Scholar

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I am a teacher. Others might classify me as an "educator" since for nearly a halfcentury, I have also been a superintendent, a teacher educator, an associate dean, and an historian of education. But it is teaching—not administration or research— that has defined my adult life. Teaching has permitted me to be a lifelong learner, a persistent questioner, performer, writer, and friend to former students and colleagues.In teaching, I have had moments when odd tingles ran up and down my back as students' thoughts and mine unexpectedly joined and became one; moments when listening to students forced me to rethink a prized idea after I had closed the door; moments when it became clear that my students had touched me deeply. These moments I treasure.KeywordsClassroom PracticeSchool BoardSchool ReformBike RideUrban StudentThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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