Fanny Jackson-Coppin

If there were a few words that could sum up Mrs. Fanny Jackson-Coppin they would be, “excellence in education.” Mrs. Jackson-Coppin spent decades as an educator and as a principal, at a time when women, especially women of color, weren’t given many opportunities to lead. She stepped into leadership roles and was rarely challenged due to the remarkable commitment and professionalism she displayed. Fanny Jackson-Coppin had a philosophy about education that encouraged young people not to wait for someone to do things for them, “I am always sorry to hear that such and such a person is going to school to be educated. This is a great mistake. If the person is to get the benefit of what we call education, he must educate himself, under the direction of the teacher.” Read more at: https://searchblackandeducation.com/stories/2019/4/2/fanny-jackson-coppin?rq=Coppin Books available on Amazon: Ten Things Your Child Should Know about Reading, Writing and Math https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01J7WEVOM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0