I had only just begun my career as a middle school teacher in one of the outer suburbs of Los Angeles. “Outer” meant that the area still retained some of its rural features. Most of the orange groves and cornfields of the closer in San Fernando Valley had already been replaced by track homes and […]
Susan Quart
Susie Quart was an educator at the secondary school level for many years in numerous locations across the country— California, Massachusetts, Maryland, Illinois, and Vermont—spanning urban, suburban, and rural communities. Each presented unique challenges, but one experience early in my career taught me something that I carried with me in all my subsequent experiences.