[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Margaret Meek Spencer

[P Pearson]

I never had the privilege of interacting extensively with Margaret, but I
found her written work, particularly On Being Literate and How Texts
Teach... , very insightful.  We are losing too many colleagues.
pdavid

On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 2:07 PM Jan Turbill <jturbill at uow.edu.au> wrote:

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> Yes sad news. Margaret Meek Spencer was a strong advocate for children’s
> literature and literacy learning. Her work influenced curriculum in NSW in
> the 80s. Her legacy lives on.
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> Jan Turbill
> jturbill at uow.edu.au
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> Jan Turbill
> jturbill at uow.edu.au
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 8 May 2020, at 5:28 am, Brian Cambourne <bcambrn at uow.edu.au> wrote:
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> Another sad loss to our community. Our ranks are too quickly thinning.
> We need some Torchlighters to pass the RHF’s torch to.
> Take care of yourselves.
>  Brian Cambourne
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> On 7 May 2020, at 11:37 pm, Norman Stahl <flowercjs at aol.com> wrote:
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> from Denny Taylor's FB post of 10 hours ago...
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> I received a sad note today from the UK to let me know Margaret Meek
> Spencer is no longer with us. When I think of Margaret I think of her
> incredible strength and indomitable spirit. She will remain in my heart for
> ever. Her participation in the great women's scholars forums 10 days after
> September 11th will always be with me. It is like a movie that I watch in
> odd moments - especially in times of disaster, like now. I was thinking of
> Margaret two days ago in this way and I will continue to do so. Yetta M.
> Goodman
> <https://www.facebook.com/ymgoodman?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARAL9HJe7GCWeLkRYghHuygqqO3shbGxBPPmGtjX0lhg74wUnM2jFsV79KyFONmQyIDEFy-fuuAGHVba&fref=mentions>,
> Maxine Greene and Louise Rosenblatt also participated in the forum and I
> see them also - their gestures as well as their words. Each great scholar
> was a tower of strength at a time when their guidance and love made it
> possible to go on. All of their presentations are in this little book which
> I keep with me always.
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> Norman Stahl
> flowercjs at aol.com
> Historian Reading Hall of Fame
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