"I want you to live good, contributing lives," Pat Conroy told his students.

Long before he became a famous author, Pat Conroy taught elementary school in an impoverished community on Daufuskie Island off the coast of South Carolina. His book The Water Is Wide (1972), which was honored by the National Education Association, was largely based on his experiences.

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