If You Don't Feed the Students, They Starve. Neila A. Connors

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      FIRST EDITION

This book is dedicated most importantly to Helen Irene Mooney Connors, my best friend, mentor, and mother, who was my most talented teacher of all (I miss and love you every day). As I look back at all of the basics and learnings she taught me, I am amazed how much ahead of her time she lived. She was the mother extraordinaire, filled with so much love, excitement, and compassion that she authentically lived every day to the fullest, smiling and laughing her way through life.

       It is also dedicated to my three favorite teachers: Mrs. Charlotte Pignatelli (2nd grade), Mrs. Mae Brown (high school home economics), and Mr. Stephen Sable (high school psychology) – each inspired me to pursue teaching and be the best possible in life – and to all of the other extraordinary teachers in the world.

       And to my favorite principal: Mr. Paul Perachi (Lenox Memorial High School, Lenox, Massachusetts), who wrote to me, “One thing I learned, early on, when working with kids was that you needed to be honest and straightforward in all of your dealings. Kids can smell a phony from a mile away and they respect your honesty even if they don't agree with you or like what you are saying or doing. You've obviously had a distinguished career, and I am honored to have been a little part of it.”