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Steve Young

"You are smarter than you think you are," was the lesson Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young had drilled into him by English teacher Charles Reich.

"Steve was usually quiet during the first half of class, absorbing the commentary," Mr. Reich recalls of the legendary quarterback. "Then, as if he were surveying an NFL defense before taking the snap from center, he would synthesize the ideas and take the discussion to a higher level of discovery."

Behind Every Famous Person is a Fabulous Teacher.

Steve Young and Charles Reich

Steve Young’s bio is coming soon.

Charles Reich earned his Bachelor’s degree at Tufts University and his Master’s at SUNY, Albany.  He did his 6th year at Teachers College at Columbia University and was a visiting scholar at Cambridge University in England.  He has been awarded several fellowships, including the John Hay Fellowship from the University of Chicago, the Wall Street Journal Fellowship from the University of Wisconsin, and the NDEA Fellowship from Northwestern University.  In addition to working as a teacher of English, he has served as a housemaster at Greenwich High School in Connecticut, an adjunct faculty member at Norwalk Community College, and an administrator for the American Institute of Foreign Study in Europe.  He is also the owner and director of the Cambridge-American Summer School in England and the foreign expert for Beijing University of Chemical Technology.  Additionally, he is the author of two novels and a collection of short stories.

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