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Whether it
be
teaching
students the artistic sense
of balance and design,
or the correct delivery of a
demonstration speech,
each instructor must have
the gift to inspire
students to learn .
Mr. Joseph Signorina
had such a gift.
In his history classes,
students participated
in active debates of current
problems facing
Oneonta's Common Council.
Through the free and casual
discussion, each student
was challenged to learn.
Mr. Signorina's gift
for teaching made his
classes aware not only
of the importance of ideas,
but of the influence
a true teacher has in the
education of his students .