Vivian K. Barber Third Grade Creeds Elementary School 4 years of service to VBCPS (23 years total) "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." I started my teaching career with this Chinese proverb hanging in my classroom. The key to education for me is allowing students the opportunity to complete all tasks they can learn to do independently. Self-sufficiency and self-discipline are important objectives in my classroom.

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