As per our current Database, Marva Collins has been died on Jun 24, 2015 (age 78).
When Marva Collins die, Marva Collins was 78 years old.
| Popular As | Marva Collins |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Age | 78 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Born | August 31, 1936 (Monroeville, AL) |
| Birthday | August 31 |
| Town/City | Monroeville, AL |
| Nationality | AL |
Marva Collins’s zodiac sign is Virgo. According to astrologers, Virgos are always paying attention to the smallest details and their deep sense of humanity makes them one of the most careful signs of the zodiac. Their methodical approach to life ensures that nothing is left to chance, and although they are often tender, their heart might be closed for the outer world. This is a sign often misunderstood, not because they lack the ability to express, but because they won’t accept their feelings as valid, true, or even relevant when opposed to reason. The symbolism behind the name speaks well of their nature, born with a feeling they are experiencing everything for the first time.
Marva Collins was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Chicago Teacher who founded the Westside Preparatory School and enriched the lives of inner-city students. She employed classical educational ideas--notably, the Socratic method--while teaching inner-city kids.
She graduated from Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia.
She established her low-cost preparatory school in an effort to provide a proper education for poverty-stricken, African-American children who had been labeled (often wrongly) as "learning disabled" by the public school system.
Her daughter, Cynthia B. Collins, also became a Teacher.
She was portrayed by Actress Cicely Tyson in the 1981 television movie The Marva Collins Story.
