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Beverly Hannett-Price?s 67 years teaching at Detroit
Country Day School has earned acclaim and notice in the
Guinness Book of World Records. An assembly Monday
crowded with students and staff toasted the 90-year-old?s decades
of uninterrupted classroom instruction marking her the longestserving female teacher of English as a foreign language.
“This historic recognition honors not only the length of
Mrs. Hannett-Price?s career, but the depth of her influence on
students whose achievements span the worlds of entertainment,
business, and the arts,” school officials said in a statement.
“She?s had a lot of students and she kept in touch with me.
She knew I needed more attention ... she befriended me. This is
more than just a student-teacher relationship,” Courtney B.
Vance, one of her former students, said Monday.
Guinness confirms Hannett-Price is the world?s longestserving female language teacher, based on verified, uninterrupted
years of classroom instruction documented across multiple
institutions. In a statement on their website, Guinness said that
“This record honors her lifelong commitment to her students, her
school communities, and the teaching profession as a whole.”
Hannett-Price is known for her innovative and engaging
teaching methods and creative assignments. “Even after more
than 67 years in the classroom, she continues to educate with the
same enthusiasm and energy that defined the start of her career,”Detroit Country Day officials said.
Myesha Johnson. Detroit Country Day teacher’s long career sets a Guinness record.
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As Hannett-Price is described, in text 10A1-II, as an “innovative”
foreign language teacher, it is correct to infer that, when working
with her present students, she is most likely to
