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Friday, December 17, 2010

December 17th


Born this day in 1906, Sylvia Aston-Warner of New Zealand. A poet, novelist, composer and educator. Aston-Warner is known for her pioneering techniques in educating the Maori children of New Zealand. Which she wrote about in her 1963 treatise, "Teacher". Two of her books have been made into feature films, "Two Loves" and "Spinster".
Quotes by Aston-Warner
"When I teach people I marry them." "The truth is that I am enslaved in one vast love affair with 70 children." "I am inclided to think that eating is a private thing and should be done alone like other bodily functions."