| An English teacher at Starr's Mill High
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| | brilliance of Gwen Thibadeau is that she
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| is turning learning inside out by asking
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| | has combined the reading, writing and
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| the students to create a quilt block
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| | kinesthetic nature of learning.Gwen came
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| portraying either analysis of characters,
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| | up with the idea of the quilting project
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| explaining themes or the author's
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| | while in the bath tub - pondering ways to
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| message, ideas, beliefs or style.The
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| | get a grant through the Southern Poverty
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| students are asked to work in groups to
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| | Law Center's Teaching Tolerance
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| produce the quilt block. They have to
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| | grant.Another spin off is that the quilts
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| create the design, explore available
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| | will be sold at a silent auction. There
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| sources and styles of fabric and
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| | will be approx. 10 quilts raising in the
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| materials. The blocks are then put
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| | order or $3000 - $4000. The students have
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| together by the teacher, Gwen
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| | nominated several charities who they
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| Thibadeau."Fortunately, most of the
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| | believe are deserving of the money
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| students took home economics in middle
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| | raised.Gwen Thibadeau is truly a
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| school and learned how to sew there. I
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| | brilliant teacher. She has combined the
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| gave them a quick refresher course on
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| | learning skills of academically bright
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| sewing and using the sewing machines,
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| | students and the artistically inclined
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| they ran with it," says Thibadeau.Two of
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| | students. She has incorporated the
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| the books which have been represented by
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| | encouragement of community spirit and the
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| quilts so far this year are "Fahrenheit
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| | giving to the less fortunate. She has
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| 451" and "To Kill A Mockingbird". Another
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| | also promoted the utilization of idle
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| quilt being worked on at the moment is
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| | resources.Maybe other teachers may
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| based on the book "Romeo and Juliet".The
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| | incorporate these skills into their
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| students love creating the quilts and
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| | curriculum be it Science, Maths, History
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| actually beg to start another one.There
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| | or Geography. The ideas are
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| are several spin-offs to this type of
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| | boundless.Sigrid Gangsoy is passionate
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| learning. Generally English is a subject
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| | about quilting. Her background is in
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| where the high achieving, analytical
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| | interior design and has a love of all the
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| students who are good at reading and
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| | arts and crafts but particularly
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| writing excel. This type of project, with
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| | quilting. She believes that as a
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| a hands-on style, allow students who are
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| | craftsperson you develop an appreciation
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| kinesthetically inclined to "shine".The
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| | for all any good design.
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