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When Okemah was OK: A Superintendent of Principles

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Tuesday September 22, 2015 · 2:36 PM PDT

2015/09/22 · 14:36

no image description available — My grandfather, Cecil E. Oakes, and my mother, who was left-handed.

no image description available — My grandfather, Cecil E. Oakes, and my mother, who was left-handed.

By now, you've probably read about (and shaken your head over) the pre-K teacher in Okemah, Oklahoma, who forced Zayde Sands, a four-year-old southpaw, to write with his right hand. You might even be aware that the grade school where this took place is called Oakes Elementary. But it's unlikely you know who this Oakes fellow was...

My grandfather, Cecil E. Oakes, and my mother, who was left-handed.

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Tuesday July 24, 2012 · 11:20 AM PDT

2012/07/24 · 11:20

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Thursday July 19, 2012 · 8:06 PM PDT

2012/07/19 · 20:06

Let 'em eat cake, huh, Anne?

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