Inspiring the Next Generation of Translators
“In order to win a man to your cause, you must first reach his heart, the great high road to his reason.” (Abraham Lincoln) One of the many accomplishments of the sainted Lillian Clementi was to breathe life into the School Outreach program under the ATA Public Relations Committee in the early 2000s, and then to build out the infrastructure, recruit volunteers and promote the effort tirelessly over the next decade. It was the first time in ATA history that such a program to reach out and touch every student at all educational level in the U.S., from elementary schools through graduate programs, had ever been imagined, much less brilliantly implemented. Even today there are free School Outreach downloadable materials from the ATA website: guidelines, suggestions, ideas, best practices, success stories and even presentations for all grade levels. Please consider…