Re: Watercolors by Mrs. Winograd (Feb. 14)

I’m writing because I just read the lovely article about Lila Winograd and her artwork in the Jewish Voice, and I wanted to send my regards to her.  I imagine you have some way of getting in touch with her.  Would you be able to pass along this note?  Thank you so much!

Dear Mrs. Winograd,

I hope this note finds you well!  I just read the article about you in the Jewish Voice, and it described you as being just as genuine and lovely as I remember!  If you recall, I was terrified of math when I first joined your class in middle school at ASDS.  But you succeeded in opening up a new world to me!  Your “red dot” system demonstrated the value of compassionate teaching.  And of course, the way you incorporated art into math class made it fun and interesting in a whole new way – it showed me that creativity can open up any subject.  

I am in rabbinical school now, and I think the GRE was my last encounter with formal mathematics…  But I will take your lessons with me wherever I go.  Thank you for being such a dedicated teacher and a role model of a human being.

Susan Landau