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From: "Barbara Brixey Wylie" <>
Subject: RE: [APG] 5th Grade Genealogy
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 17:12:24 -0600
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20011206141148.00aec180@pop.infi-net.mindspring.com>


I give students the option of researching someone who has been/is a mentor
to them. Many have close ties with step-relatives or individuals who have
fulfilled a familial role, even though they are not "blood kin". I refer to
this as a "nurture line" and explain that these people won't be donors if we
need a kidney but they are very important in shaping who we are and who we
become. I think researching a personal mentor has far more meaning than
researching some distant famous figure.

Barbara Brixey Wylie


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