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John McClellan is a friend and former colleague of mine who exemplifies excellence as a classroom teacher. He gave up his lunches to provide extra help to students. He spent countless hours constructing ways to spark a passion for mathematics and even created a scholarship to help offset the cost of college for a deserving student.
Then he decided to take paternity leave. I’m ashamed to say that at the time I didn’t feel like what he was doing was right. I thought paternity leave was only done in other countries. I certainly…
