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By Rosa Crocker
Special to the Rappahannock News
At its best, learning is as potent as, “taking a drink of water from a fire hose.” This is the vivid image veteran first grade teacher Deborah Flinchum uses to describe her enthusiastic response to Virginia Tech’s Educational Leadership and Ethics conference, an exceptional event held annually at Oxford University, England. Mrs. Flinchum, a second generation elementary educator well known to many students and parents, has also praised what she brought home from her experience as providing ample food for thought, “to reflect on now and in the future,” and added, “I have been energized. Many doors have opened for me because of this wonderful opportunity.”
Over the last three years, six Rappahannock classroom instructors in all have traveled to Exeter College to engage in a lively examination of public education. These local representatives, just a few among many deserving nominees, have been co-sponsored by the schools, Headwaters, and the Rappahannock Educators Professional Growth Endowment (REPGE), an initiative to honor professional staff.
Each spring, Virginia, U.S., and foreign educators gather at Oxford, a worldrenowned academic center since the Middle Ages, to reflect on their common passion for teaching and learning. While the conference is primarily geared to educational leaders, Rappahannock, in the spirit of teachers as leaders, has especially encouraged classroom practitioners,
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