Thank You Letter to Dr. Wiesel from Justine Volkman

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Thank You Letter to Dr. Wiesel from Justine Volkman

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Volkman, Justine
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Wiesel, Dr.

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A thank you letter from Justine Volkman to Dr. Wiesel, expressing profound gratitude for his inspiring words on education, delivered to a group of presidential scholars. Volkman details her personal journey of realizing the importance of making a life over just making a living, a discovery she made while studying marketing. She informs Dr. Wiesel of her acceptance into Teach for America and her upcoming role teaching in a low-income school in Kansas City, MO. She attributes his words as a significant source of inspiration for her mission to close the achievement gap and for her future career as an educator, concluding with thanks for his life and legacy.

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