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Alice Kaplan is a teacher of French language and literature, and she has done this kind of remembering in a book called French Lessons. Why do people want to adopt another culture? she asks as she summarizes her journey into teaching and into life. Because there’s something in their own they don’t like, that doesn’t name them.5

Parker J. Palmer

Alice Kaplan is a teacher of French language and literature, and she has done this kind of remembering in a book called French Lessons. Why do people want to adopt another culture? she asks as she summarizes her journey into teaching and into life. Because there’s something in their own they don’t like, that doesn’t name them.5

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About Parker J. Palmer

Parker J. Palmer is an American author, educator, and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. He has published ten books and numerous essays and poems, and is founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage and Renewal. His work has been recognized with major foundation grants, several national awards, and thirteen honorary doctorates.