Ladies and Gentlemen,
Good evening and Welcome. My
name is Lang Lin. I am the vice chair of the gifted child committee in
MCCPTA. Nonetheless, I am a father of two MCPS students.
On Memorial Day 2015, I took my 6
year old to the Arlington Cemetery to pay our tribute to many including one
extraordinary elementary school teacher buried there. Her name is Imogene
Teddy Hill. Not many people know this name. She is a teacher of
Steve Jobs. Steve called Imogene “my Saint”. Why?
Steve Jobs used to be a goofball
playing pranks in his school such as setting off explosives in the teacher’s
desk. According to Steve, Imogene changed his life by challenging him
into finishing an advanced workbook for 5 bucks, that is 50 dollars today, from
Imogene’s own pocket.
The story of Steve Jobs and Imogene
Hill is a vivid example of how important teachers and schools are to GT
students. In addition, Steve Jobs is an iconic
figure showing how important GT students are to our society and to our future.
Tonight, this is a great opportunity
for you to listen to our own “Imogene Hill”s in MCPS for your young “Steve Jobs”s.
Thank you.
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