Point William Project
THE EXPERIENCE By Rose Marie Bresolin
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s part of my research, I began with a visit to The Corkin Gallery in Toronto’s Distillery District. Touring a space that brought the outside in, while still protecting visitors from the elements, I began to get a feel of a space that Brigitte Shim shaped. And after watching several videos on social media, I was left thinking that this was an amazing and humble individual that I would soon be meeting. In a clip from an engagement as keynote speaker, Brigitte was introduced by a former student whose generous recounting of his experience with her stand outs. More remarkable is that on reaching the podium, Brigitte didn’t give the usual thanks and break quickly into speaking of herself, to an audience who had come for exactly that. Instead, she began to share her experience of having mentored that very student. It made me fling off my editor’s hat, and I found myself uttering out loud, “I like this person!” As a teacher, I recognize that this is the stuff that makes a difference in the shaping of the future. 68
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