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Hello Ben,

I inadvertently lost (Ah…the joys of technology) your bucket list essay. Would you please resend it to me?

I am a friend of Susie McConnell who gifted me with your column, for which I am grateful.

Like you, I spent my career in the teaching profession (45 years: Franklin County High School, Ferrum College, Roanoke Catholic High School, Salem High School (English grades 8-12); then after earning a Ph.D. at VT where I taught during my studies, Purdue University, and finally at my Alma Mater, William and Mary). I retired in 2014 and my wife Carol and I returned to our hometown, Rocky Mount, VA.

Like you, my philosophy of teaching and learning was all about my students to whom I taught English. I loved language and literature but I loved teaching and learning with my students more than my subject matter.

I fell in love with teachers and teaching in elementary school, and as I always told my students, I never fell out of that love.

All good wishes,

John Noell Moore

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