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Published: May 11, 2008
Educator sees a purpose, greatness in each student
Oklahoma Medal for Excellence
Third-grade teacher looks past labels
Oklahoma Medal for Excellence
Third-grade teacher looks past labels
STIGLER — Valorie Lewis has lived through poverty, abuse and homelessness, and spent the large part of her childhood as the center of ridicule and feeling rejected.
Despite these unspeakable struggles, a young and impressionable Lewis survived because two teachers planted in her soul the belief she had a purpose.
As a career teacher for 15 years, that unquenchable drive to succeed is the catalyst that propelle...
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