Marion Sheridan, President of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in 1949-50, questioned traditional values, defending or assaulting them as the circumstances of a rapidly changing world deemed necessary. The voice that spoke through her writing was instrumental in modifying English curriculum. She pioneered the use of film in the English classroom, was ahead of her time in emphasizing writing processes in relation to learning, advocated writing across the curriculum, and introduced the practice of publishing student writing. Sheridan committed her professional life to working with colleagues to help students in English classes become active inquirers. Furthermore, she saw the English language arts, in all their interdependent, interactive modes, as forces to enable students to learn about, to question, and to work toward the betterment of their society and their world. In every period of her 60-year career Marion Sheridan championed creativity in the secondary classroom, advocating the study of literature and of writing. She also underscored the role of teachers as taking on the complex and tremendous responsibility of organizing their learning environments to enable all this to happen. (KEH)