The Power of a Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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Today, Mrs. Grace Adkins, my 90 something-year-old mentor, took time to eat lunch with me at Dairy Queen in Camilla. She’s been on the podcast before. Mrs. Adkins is still directing the learning lab at my old school and alma mater, and she is still fighting for kids. She’s been teaching for fifty-nine years. By the time we had lunch at 11 am this morning, she had already ridden her bike for 2 hours, read some books,...