11/30/-0001 0 Comments Partnership ElementaryIt's great when your passion and your profession cross paths. For me, I substitute teach during the summer.
I also research Raleigh. And so when I took the job at Partnership Elementary--a stones throw from Glenwood South--I'd already done a little research. I was placed in a classroom with an excellent Teacher Assistant, Mr. Jimmy Yarbough. Yarbough actually grew up in Raleigh. He was hired in the same room he now has taught in for the past 10 years (Partnership used to be WCPSS headquarters). Behind his desk I glance and see an old N&O article. The caption of the article reads "Man honored for 'special kids' work. Jimmy Yarbough, Wake's Teacher Assistant of the year, offers his philosophy on teaching." So as I begin talking to Yarbough, I take in his calm, collected outlook on lif in Raleigh. He attends the oldest black church in Raleigh. He has rich stories of his past and growing up here. He too loves this city. We discuss Lincoln Theater, how it used to be a black theatre. "Every Sunday you know I was at the lincoln" he remarks. Around that time I mention that I have several old photographs from the department of archives on this school. "I can't recall what was the name old name of this school back the" I said. Yarbough opens the blinds, looks out the window facing his desk. "It says RH Lewis School" he says. When he turns around I've pulled up an old photograph from 1916. He's in awe. Yarbough has taught here for 10 years. He is now scanning an image that's almost 100 yrs old. Smiling, he identifies parts of the building. The classroom I'm in is a part of the building that was added on later. The old front facade faces right up to the building we're in.
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