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Nancy Navarro

Nancy Navarro with daughters Isabel Navarro-Lavrent, 8, left, and Anais Navarro-Lavrent, 13.
Nancy Navarro with daughters Isabel Navarro-Lavrent, 8, left, and Anais Navarro-Lavrent, 13. (By Kevin Clark -- The Washington Post)
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Best book I've ever read: "Doña Bárbara," by Romulo Gallegos.

Favorite subjects in high school: "My high school was in Zulia State, Venezuela. I liked English (I had just learned the language while living in the U.S.A. for two years), social studies (loved to learn about society, government, trends), and psychology (I had the best teacher, and I was fascinated by human behavior)."

My study habits as a student: Very responsible student.

All-time favorite TV show: "The Brady Bunch" (as a kid), "ER."

Restaurant in my district where parents would most likely run into me: Ledo Pizza.

Car I drive: Volkswagen Jetta wagon.

Best car I've ever had: "My first car in college: 1974 Toyota Corolla."

Person in history I would most want to meet: "Simón Bolivar, the leader of the military forces who freed the northern part of South America from Spanish rule."

Most important influence in my life: "Abuelita Fortuna, my maternal grandmother."

Favorite place to vacation: Any isolated Caribbean beach.

Most interesting place I've ever visited: Tucson.

Pet peeve: Ignorance and envy.

Impression people have of me that I would most like to change: "That I am too serious."

Impression people have of Montgomery County schools that I would most like to change: "That students who are low-income, English language learners, children of color somehow represent a burden to the system."


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