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by Bernard Gassaway � February 22, 2008

Nearly 32 years ago, while serving an 18-month sentence in a New York State Division for Youth detention facility, I met a teacher who taught math in a way I could understand.

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Bernard Gassaway Teachers College BERNARD GASSAWAY is the former principal of Beach Channel High School and senior superintendent of alternative schools and programs for New York City. He is also the author of Reflections of an Urban High School Principal. He is currently studying in the Urban Education Leaders Program at Teachers College for his doctorate degree.

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