Who was or is your most inspirational colleague, and why? I’m going to take the easy way out on this question: there are boatloads of colleagues who have inspired me over the years. I’ll start with Laurie. Laurie had been teaching for years when I came along, and I’ve always striven to be more like her – not only in my teaching, but in life in general. She has, hands-down, the best attitude about teaching that I’ve ever seen. Laurie loved her students fiercely,  ...