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WENDY BIHUNIAK: Striving For Sparks To Fly
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If you’ve been fortunate enough to have Wendy Bihuniak for English during your years at Beaumont, you know what a gifted teacher she is. Maybe you didn’t know it at the time, but surely you realized it when you met the rigors of college and professional life with more ease than your classmates and colleagues. To quote many of her students after they have graduated, “She prepared me well.” Inspired by her college professor, Wendy fell in love with the magic of Shakespeare, with the magic of his words, with the discussions, and that was all she needed to be hooked. She was galvanized by the professor’s ability to inspire his students to deep dive into the text, to examine one soliloquy for the entire class. Of course, her love of reading and writing steered her toward a profession that would allow her to keep company with brilliant authors and would give her the opportunity to foster an appreciation for the countless worlds authors open up for us, for the emotions they stir, the insights they induce.
BEAUMONT NEWS I A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNAE AND FRIENDS OF BEAUMONT SCHOOL I SPRING 2019
