Joel Westheimer - Teachers Make a Difference - Rosemary Gumple

The speaker fondly recalls their third-grade teacher, Miss Gumpel, who created stories like Nancy Nuisance to address gender representation and wrote about the speaker's friendship with Jimmy Grimes to highlight racial harmony. Miss Gumpel's engaging teaching style left a lasting impression.

Describe the relationship between the narrator and Jimmy Grimes. How did Miss Gumpel reflect this in her stories?

What were some of the teaching methods used by Miss Gumpel that made her a favorite teacher?