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Thank You Maxine Greene
Dear Dr. Steedly,
Belatedly, I thank you for your generous letter, and, more than that, for the opportunity to read your beautiful, scholarly dissertation. It is not only the overlap of our commitments. It is the authenticity of your “class notes”; and it is the delicacy and skill with which you present the nuances of classroom life and the actuality of your students’ and fellow teachers’ lives.
I hope you publish it as a whole or in sections. The best of luck, and thanks again.
Sincerely,
Maxine Greene
About a year after I finished my doctorate, I found the courage to send a thank you note and a copy of my dissertation to Maxine Greene. Maxine Greene responded with a hand written note, the text of which is captured above. I immediately framed the note as both reminder and inspiration. She is a big deal to me and many others. I had built upon the concept of wide-awakeness in my dissertation, and Maxine Greene helped me understand the truth contained in the idea. Drawing from existential philosophy, she asked deep questions about experience and meaning-making. My dissertation explored those concepts in the high school drama classroom. I stood on her shoulders in my work. She paved my way. To thank her for her role in my journey seemed necessary and important. To have her validate my work still makes me pause in gratitude. I hang on each adjective. I fully accept the challenge presented by the overlap of our commitments.
About Katie
Born in Louisville. Live in Atlanta. Curious by nature. Researcher by education. Writer by practice. Grateful heart by desire.
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