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Marva Collins

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American schoolteacher (1936-2015)

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Born: 1936-08-31
Died: 2015-06-24
Works: 8

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Marva Collins Way
Black education and the inner city
Ordinary Children, Extraordinary Teachers
Grandma, What Is Learning? (Dove Kids Book)
"Ordinary" children, extraordinary teachers

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Total plays: 1

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Born: 31 August 1936
Died: 24 June 2015

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Instance of: human
Family name: Collins
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Monroeville
Place of death: Beaufort County
Occupation: teacher
Educated at: Clark Atlanta University
Award: honorary member
Image: National Medal of Humanities Recipient Marva Collins in the Oval Office (cropped).jpg

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