Response To Diversity

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In my family learning wasn’t an option, it was a mandate. I grew up in a time when many of the teachers in my city were born, raised, and lived in the communities that they taught. This also meant that there was a really good chance that one or more of my teachers were either related to, friends with, or knew my family. For instance, in elementary school, my mother’s first cousin, Mr. Lafitte, was my art teacher; and my homeroom teacher, Mrs. Pennywell, was my mom’s college roommate. My middle school, math teacher, Mr. Brown, went to high school with my mom and they played on some of the same intramural sports teams. In high school, my Assistant Principal, Mr. Wilson, and my gym teacher, Mrs. Goldsmith, both coached my mom in high school athletics.

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