My life was hugely formed by my grammar school teachers, who taught in an age when discipline was expected, parents didn’t protect their children from it, and rules were important. They have influenced me more than my high school, undergraduate, and graduate instructors combined, an undiminished influence still present over half a century later.
Thank you: Mrs. Grothousen, Mrs. Stephanour, Mrs. Fleming, Miss Mandelkern, Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. O’Brien, Mr. Heitman, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Lippert, and Miss Baratini.
Thanks to Barry Banther and his colleagues in the Elite Retreat I facilitate annually for suggesting the theme of this book. It had never occurred to me, an example of the benefits of surrounding yourself with smart people.
And thanks for Erika and Jill here at Bibliomotion, a publishing house that treats authors as friends, a novel concept!