My father was a very good craftsman. He made furniture, he made silverware and he had an incredible gift in terms of how you can make something yourself.
There are absolutely lots of teachers who are trying to come into the profession, but they are not attracted enough to say, 'I'm going to switch careers to do it,' or they are often not retained... because the salaries and the compensation aren't there to make it happen.
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Roy Evans, Athlete (1948) |
Brendan Gill, Critic (1914) |
Chuck Hagel, Politician (1946) |
Marv Harshman, Coach (1917) |
Barbara Johnson, Critic (1947) |
Joseph P. Kennedy III, Politician (1980) |
Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Soldier (1903) |
Buster Keaton, Actor (1895) |
Janis Joplin, Musician (1970) |