A Synopsis Of Marva Collins

Do you know who Marva Collins is? If not you will learn a lot about her in this essay. She was one of the most persuasive teachers and educators of the 20th century. She was a school founder and education activist. She was also known as the creator of the “Collins Method”. In this essay you will learn more about Marva Collins as in her synopsis, her background, and her accomplishments. First we will talk about her synopsis. Marva Collins born in Monroeville, Alabama on August 31, 1936. Her maiden name was Marva Deloise Nettles but her full name was Marva Deloise Nettles Collins. She married Clearance Collins. She had three children. Their names were Patrick Collins, Eric Collins, and Cynthia Collins. She died just last year on June 24, 2015 in Bluffton, South Carolina. She was 78 years old. She was trying to gain equal education access for African American students. After that she started her own school in Chicago. That is where she founded a style of education that came to be known as the Collins Method.

She was raised in Atmore in the heart of the segregated South. She lived with her father, Henry Knight, her mother, and her sister Cynthia. Her fathers name was Henry Knight. He was a successful businessman, and had very high standers for Marva and her younger sister. Although he had high expectations for them in life he had even higher expectations for them in the classroom. Her father influenced her. After high school Collins went to Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia, where she studied secretarial skills. With libraries being for whites only, Collins’ school and many black schools lacked sufficient books. She was more than familiar with the educational inadequacies associated with African American schools. She was aware of the unfairly way that African American children were