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title: "2 Shanna Peeples Quotes"
description: "American educator... | Shanna L. Peeples is the Dr. John G. O'Brien Distinguished Chair in Education at West Texas A&M University. She was the 2015 Nati..."
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# Shanna Peeples

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American educator... \| Shanna L. Peeples is the Dr. John G. O'Brien Distinguished Chair in Education at West Texas A&M University. She was the 2015 National Teacher of the Year.

##  Quotes by Shanna Peeples

> [“I've come to believe in my bones that children - especially children in poverty - are desperate for an education to help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shanna-peeples/i-ve-come-to-believe-in-my-bones-that-children-especially-children-in/)

[Shanna Peeples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shanna-peeples/)

[Academic achievement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/academic-achievement/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/310/shanna-peeples-98304_academic-achievement_i-ve-come-to-believe-in-my-bones-that-ch_523170.jpg)

> [“When you grow up in a home where dysfunction renders you invisible and silent, it can foster deep rage to come to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shanna-peeples/when-you-grow-up-in-a-home-where-dysfunction-renders-you-invisible/)

[Shanna Peeples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shanna-peeples/)

[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/shanna-peeples-98304_children_when-you-grow-up-in-a-home-where-dysfunc_1315557.jpg)

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