It only takes five minutes to hear how loved and respected Mr. Gill is at Glenfield Middle School in Montclair.
MONTCLAIR, New Jersey -- It only takes five minutes to hear how loved and respected Daniel Gill is at Glenfield Middle School.
Gill has been teaching generations of Montclair, New Jersey students. He has 52 years under his belt."Kids are great - I love kids. They're honest, forgiving, they don't hold grudges," said Gill. Gill, who will leave in June 2023, has one more year to go because he refuses to break the three-year commitment he made to the kids who came to him in the sixth grade."I would feel like I let them down," said Gill.Gill will be busy when he leaves. He is writing a book called"No More Chairs."
The name comes from an act of bias he saw at 9 years old when he and his Black friend, Archie, went to a birthday party, and the mother turned Archie away, saying there were no more chairs.It stayed with Gill and helps shape how he teaches, nurtures, and leads. He has kept an empty chair in his class and his students understand why.
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