The first part of my memoir is a vivid, emotional account of my journey. It is my hope that by sharing my story I will inspire and help other adults look beyond the emotional luggage a kid carries. I also want to make sure children and teenagers know that no matter what happens to them it doesn’t define who they are. As educators, parents and compassionate adults, we have the opportunity, no, we have the responsibility to help them understand and believe this. In the second part, I share some of my personal experiences as an educator – some wins and some losses, when it came to creating relationships with youth, as well as exchanges and experiences I have witnessed along my journey.
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Foreward ……………………………………………………….. 3Preface…………………………………………………………… 5Introduction…………………………………………………… 9Prologue………………………………………………………. 10Part I ………………………………………………………….. 11My Birth ……………………………………………………… 12Married……………………………………………………….. 14Not Married…………………………………………………. 19Uncle John…………………………………………………… 23Who am I? …………………………………………………… 27Third-grade Breakdown………………………………….. 29Ellenboro …………………………………………………….. 31Fourth Grade ……………………………………………….. 37Peeping Holes and Glass Doors……………………….. 38Fifth Grade…………………………………………………… 41Hope out of Pain…………………………………………… 43Bartender and Orange Juice ……………………………. 47Clothesline…………………………………………………… 48Mrs. Frances Bailey ……………………………………….. 51Ice Cream…………………………………………………….. 56Eighth Grade………………………………………………… 58Weekends…………………………………………………….. 61Back to Sroufe………………………………………………. 63Leaving ……………………………………………………….. 66(Not the) Final Chapter………………………………….. 74Thanksgiving Visit…………………………………………. 77Back to Virginia Beach …………………………………… 79Lessons in Love…………………………………………….. 84Music………………………………………………………….. 90High School Teachers…………………………………….. 92Graduating into the Real World ………………………. 96Some Things Change, and Some Things Stay the Same………………………. 99Maureen Melia ……………………………………………. 103U.S. Air Force…………………………………………….. 105My Mother Finally Leaves John……………………… 108Becoming a Father……………………………………….. 110My Father’s Passing………………………………………. 118Ralph Jr……………………………………………………… 123Moving Forward with My Mother………………….. 126John’s Death……………………………………………….. 129Photos……………………………………………………….. 130Part II………………………………………………………… 149Teaching…………………………………………………….. 150Radford University ………………………………………. 158Meadows of Dan Elementary ………………………… 160Woolwine Elementary ………………………………….. 163Division Superintendent ………………………………. 165Takeaways ………………………………………………….. 174Retrospect ………………………………………………….. 177
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Dr. William D. Sroufe is an award winning educator, and division superintendent in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In addition to his work in education Dr. Sroufe has written two books of poetry: Words from a Journal (2014) and Starting a Conversation: Poems and Prose (2017) both by Akmaeon Publishing. A former U.S. Air Force journalist, he has also done feature writing for Airman Magazine, The Pilot, and The Roanoke Times. Dr. Sroufe has a Doctorate in Education with a major in Educational Leadership. He has taught 8-12th grade Physical Science, World Geography, Information Technology and Civics in Virginia.
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