The NPR Ed Team is all about great teaching — so how could we attend the annual SXSW education conference and not ask folks to tell us about their favorite teachers?
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"Thank you, Mrs. Timberlake, for teaching me to write with passion and conviction! You elevated my voice! Warmly, Jacqueline Nader"
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"Great teaching is: Finding the pathway in each student to help them to express their own deep-seated intelligence and then push it beyond their expectations. Rosanne Somerson, Rhode Island School of Design president."
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"To Bob Cosgrove – Thanks for teaching me to get off the subject and ask the question that hasn't been asked. Sandy Merz"
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"Mr. Ford, thanks for believing 17 year old high school girls have political opinions worth hearing."
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"My most memorable, inspiring teacher was Mrs. Payne. She was my 6th grade ELA teacher who convinced me that I was able and expected to succeed. I became a special honor roll student that year. She's a favorite memory of mine still today." - Mississippi teacher Darla Miller
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"Thank you Dr. Edwin Gordon. Teaching the power of music education and being such a role model and mentor to your students including me! Best, Darla Hanley"
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