[Reading-hall-of-fame] [Fwd: Donald Graves]

[P. David Pearson]

Amen to both Yetta and Alan.  He was a friend of children, he provoked their imaginations, and he helped teachers help students engage their sense of possibility.

David


On Sep 29, 2010, at 8:32 AM, Alan Farstrup wrote:

Don Graves was a good friend and a gentle man!  He will be sorely missed.

Alan and Susan Farstrup
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On Sep 29, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Yetta Goodman wrote:

> I received this note from Lois Bridges.  I want to celebrate and support Don's contributions to education for children by highlighting the progressive curriculum he envisioned for all children.
> Enough with testing and standards!!   Let's celebrate a curriculum that engages children in their own learning, discovering their own imagination and posing and answering their own questions.
> Yetta Goodman
> 
> Dear Friends,
> 
> I just talked with Betty Graves... our beloved Don passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon from pneumonia at home with family by his side.
> A memorial service is planned Saturday, October 16th, at a public school in Portland, ME. with a beautiful view of the ocean (but those details may change...
> I'll let you know of shifting plans as I learn of them).
> 
> Betty sounded strong... she's surrounded by their five children and extended family.
> 
> You can write:
> 
> Betty Graves
> Ocean View
> 39 Blueberry Lane - C42
> Falmouth, ME. 04105
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> From: Lois Bridges <loisbridges at EARTHLINK.NET>
> Date: September 29, 2010 8:30:10 AM EDT
> To: celt-l at COE.MISSOURI.EDU
> Subject: Donald Graves
> Reply-To: COE celt-l List <celt-l at COE.MISSOURI.EDU>
> 
> 
> Dear Friends,
> 
> I just talked with Betty Graves... our beloved Don passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon from pneumonia at home with family by his side. A memorial service is planned Saturday, October 16th, at a public school in Portland, ME. with a beautiful view of the ocean (but those details may change... I'll let you know of shifting plans as I learn of them).
> 
> Betty sounded strong... she's surrounded by their five children and extended family.
> 
> You can write:
> 
> Betty Graves
> Ocean View
> 39 Blueberry Lane - C42
> Falmouth, ME. 04105
> 
> 
> 
> 
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