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FEATURE Robin Taylor E LK G ROVE E D U C AT I O N A S S O C I AT I O N my Spanish teacher in high school. I tried to keep it a secret from my peers. One day a substitute asked how it felt to have my dad as a teacher, and all the kids turned around to look at me. I was mortified. After that moment I was fine, because I admired my dad and knew how much of a difference he made. I come from a long line of teachers. My great-grandmother was a beloved public school teacher in Ukiah. Mamie Taylor raised two sons, one of whom was my grandfather, John Taylor, who became Mendocino County superintendent of schools. He had two sons, one of whom is my father, who became a high school Spanish teacher MY DAD WAS A teaching family: Robert "Bobby" Taylor, Ollie Prax-Lodge, Robert "Bob" Taylor, and Robin Taylor. All in the family teachers don't fall far from the tree Hattie Findley Martin BY SHERRY POSNICK-GOODWIN It's a craft that's passed down through the generations. It's growing up in a family of educators, so teaching is "in the blood" and an inevitable career path, even if one tries other professions first. We found some CTA members whose teaching lineage goes way back. In their own words, they tell how their ancestry has influenced their lives today. IT'S TH E FAMI LY BUSI N ESS. 10 Educator 12 Dec 2013 v2.0 int.indd 10 DE C E M B E R 2013 | JANUARY 2014 12/14/13 3:32 PM