A gifted teacher shares many heart wrenching, joyful, insightful adventures inside the classroom and in her personal life. On this voyage you will get an up close, personal look at her life and education in America. This journey involves the actions of friends, lovers, school administrators, teachers, parents, children and everyday people. A teacher's destiny unfolds within the pages of this book. With story upon story; some nearly too painful to hear, but must be brought to the light of day to those that represent the day-to-day grind where progress seeps out in measurements nearly too small to measure. Eardine R. Lee is an exceptional educator. She grew up in Albany, Georgia, graduated from Monroe High School and Albany State University. Eardine received a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a Teacher Support Specialist and is certified in Gifted Education. Her teaching career started in Cleveland, Ohio, where she was a classroom teacher and Program Advisor. This extraordinary teacher is married to Richard. They have a daughter Keishia, son-in-law Ernst, son Kevin, and three grandchildren, Mannayah, Eleazar, and Maranatha. Eardine is the CEO, owner of Banbury & Nickleby's and an Educational Consultant. She enjoys teaching, consulting, antiques, collecting, designing, pottery and gardening.