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Deliberate choice of the term "key maker"

Submitted by Deborah Hazen on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 7:47am.

I was very thoughful about the use of key maker instead of locksmith. Here's why.

For me, locksmith brings to mind a teacher with a huge ring of keys walking from door to window trying to unlock the student's house and gain access. I reject that vision. If we accept that each of us is constantly constructing our reality based on our limited perceptions, then I can only open those doors that I've found for myself. This is also why in my role as a teacher I have to remember to bring other people into the classroom (authors through books, voices in filmstrips, guest thinkers from a variety of disciplines and interests) so that they can open other doors for my students.

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