and Jamilla Deloatch The Community Times Mr. Larry Milburn, an art teacher and volleyball coach at Shaw Middle School, has learned a lot about students during his 18 years in the Philadelphia Public School System. Noting that he believes he can teach his students anything they believe in, Mr. Milburn said Shaw students have the artistic knowledge to develop their talents throughout their entire lives. Always one to challenge his students, Mr. Milburn -- who graduated from Cheyney University in Cheyney, Pa. -- said he constantly wants to take their abilities in the classroom and on the volleyball court one step further. Mr. Milburn's students said they appreciate his enthusiasm for teaching and coaching. Mattie Maddox, a player on the volleyball team that Mr. Milburn coaches, noted, "Mr. Milburn is a great volleyball teacher and he is very nice." Anderson Mitchell, an art student, added that he always looks forward to Mr. Milburn's art classes. Realizing the joy and appreciation for art that he instills in his students, Mr. Milburn said he knew the best thing he could do was to be an artist and pass his skills to his students. He noted that he learned how to draw from a neighbor while he was growing up and that inspired him to pursue art. Teaching at Shaw helps him pass that desire and knowledge on to his students, Mr. Milburn said. When not teaching and coaching, Mr. Milburn spends time with his "beautiful" wife and three children -- two daughters, ages 10 and 2, and a 9-year-old son. He said he also looks forward to someday being a full-time artist.
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