Barbara Penner

Story-catcher Barbara Penner credits her first grade teacher for sowing the notion that, since the Creator has given us two ears and one mouth, there's a beautiful balance in listening twice as much as we talk. In the classroom, she has learned far more from language learners than they could have ever learned from her.

Story-catcher Barbara Penner credits her first grade teacher for sowing the notion that, since the Creator has given us two ears and one mouth, there's a beautiful balance in listening twice as much as we talk. In the classroom, she has learned far more from language learners than they could have ever learned from her. See less