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Arline Chandler
Arline Chandler
Category:
Inspirational
Publisher: Adams Media
ISBN-10: 1598697927
Pages: 246
Copyright: 2008
ISBN-13: 9781598697926
In My Teacher Is My Hero, you'll meet more than fifty unforgettable teachers who go the extra mile so their students can go the extra mile as well--making an impact that lasts long after the classroom.
From hard lessons learned on the playing field to enlightening discussions in a professor's office, these are the tales of those lucky enough to learn from the best. In this moving collection, we celebrate the teachers who go above and beyond, enlightening,not only our minds but also our hearts.
My Teacher Is My Hero offers life lessons from teachers who care. An anthology written by 50 different authors, Arline Chandler contributes an essay on her aunt, Zula Turney, who retired from Quitman Public Schools in Arkansas.
Excerpt
Back in 1940, a sixty-hour certificate qualified a teacher for the classroom. As soon as she acquired one, Zula Turney accepted a teaching position in a one-room school. Heat came from a wood stove; drinking water came from a spring. For her services, she received $40 a month, with a quarter of that amount allotted for room and board in a family's home. "I shared my bedroom with the grandma who lived with them," Zula often remembered, "and I walked the four miles home every weekend."
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