Deborah McNemee and I are soul sisters. No, I have not known her my entire life. She’s not a childhood friend, a college friend, or even a relative for which I’m sure she’s glad.
I first encountered Deborah McNemee through her online writing. She and I have a lot in common: We are both moms, grandmas, teachers (well, I’m a former teacher), writers, Kansans, and we love and appreciate the classics.
You could say I stalk her through her writing and often quietly shout, “What great insight!” She had no idea I even existed until recently when I mustered the courage to contact her. As a teacher who recently surrendered the profession to the next generation, her website reassures me that the high school English curriculum will not succumb to a diet lacking the value of the classics.
Deborah McNemee and I have a lot in common. Although she leans mainly towards American literature and I’m more of a buffet girl myself (American, French, and British – I need Shakespeare)), we both have a love for and appreciation of the classics.
Deborah has ten years’ experience teaching American literature and she obviously loves what she teaches, as all great teachers do. Along with her diplomas reflecting a Bachelors in Secondary English Education from Friends University and a Masters in English from Wichita State University, Deborah is on a mission to create and nurture an appreciation of American Classics for future generations as well as the present generation.
I know you will enjoy her eloquent exploration of the power of language in the next post, which is a generous from Deborah for my blog page. After reading her message, we can better understand why some people are great storytellers and joke deliverers. Let’s face it; some people just cannot deliver a punch line.
*Info for this intro taken from www.keepingclassics.com. Even if you’re not a teacher but have a favorite classic text, you should check out her site. I might add, if you think you hate classic literature, you should still check out her site. The woman is brilliant!
