MAXINE GREENE

I wish that I had made the effort to contact Dr. Maxine Greene a few years ago. I have more than one connection to Dr. Greene: she was the dissertation adviser of my mother, who did her Ed.D. dissertation on the topic of "Existentialism in Nursing" at Teachers College. My mother was Dr. Claire Gulino. She was a Nursing Professor at Borough of Manhattan Community College, University of San Diego, Clemson University, and San Diego State University. I know that my mother thought very highly of...

Maxine Greene was the exemplary teacher who, after her course ended, continued to meet with us in each her student's homes for monthly discussions.
Lee Elliott Fleischer, Ed.D.

Maxine Greene literally changed my life and inspired me after a successful business career and a tough divorce to teach college in an urban environment at Monroe College in the Bronx. I hope I am carrying her spirit. We talked outside often, both dealing with the loss of child before. My clearest memory of her was standing on 120th St, in tears, on her daughter's birthday, and Dr. Greene remarking it was her birthday and no one but she remembered. That was in 1990 and I knew that...

Maxine was THE teacher in my life. She gave me the gift of feeling like an insider--in her classes,in our conversations, in dinners at her home. I loved talking to her and listening to her. She also did me a great favor in being on my dissertation committee. I think of Maxine with great affection, an honor to have known her.

A luminous light remains where a beautiful soul has passed. --Antoine Boveua

When I first took a course from Maxine Greene in 1963, I was petrified that I wouldn't be able to read all the books and write the papers. Her classes were large, but as a professor, she made us all feel that we were inportant. She reacted to every paper we wrote with comments, questions, and encouragement. As we tried to do our best for her, she listened to us as well. 

Once, I invited her to lunch at...

What a treasure! And what a joy to remember the extraordinary experiences with her. Truly a life well-lived.

Maxine, I am one of so many for whom you opened up endless new possibilities and you will always be part of each of them. With enduring love,
Joan

Her philosophy will remain and continue her legacy. Berta MacGregor, Mexico City

So much
depends upon
a red wheel barrow
glazed with rainwater
beside the white chickens.

I loved this william carlos williams poem for years. maxine you gave me the understanding of how to take the essence of what this poem teaches and teach students and myself how to see the endless possibilities in how we view the world and every moment in it with the eyes, ears, touch of an artist, sniffing the possible and seeing it integrate into being.