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‘Call on me, Dr. Gorman!’
“How many schools does CMS have?” he asked. “Thirty-three,” a student said. “Higher.” Another student said 170. “Lower,” Gorman said. From there, the superintendent, a former sixth-grade science teacher himself, used CMS figures – the number of students and employees – to illustrate fractions and higher math on a whiteboard. Gorman was among local leaders as well as actors, musicians, activists and members of Congress who visited schools as part of Teach for America Week. He also talked to the students about leadership: what makes a leader, how students can be effective leaders and what makes their teacher a leader. Other guest teachers at CMS during the week included WCNC anchor John Snyder; Charlotte Checkers players Lee Falardeau, Kenny Smith and Adam Nightingale; local attorney Fred Lowrance; and businessman Jamie Lewin. In the 2006-07 school year, 120 Teach for America corps members teach in CMS. Teach for America Week began in 1997, and more than 1,000 of America’s most successful leaders have served as guest teachers. For details, visit www.teachforamerica.org.
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