by Liz Warden | Dec 9, 2022 | Blog
BELIEVE IN THEIR ABILITIES Maria Rios Castillo, New York City “THEY CAN TAKE THE PATH THAT I CHOSE — THE PATH THAT IS MORE DIFFICULT, BUT ULTIMATELY FAR MORE REWARDING.” There are many reasons why I became a teacher. For a better understanding, I need to go back to...
by Liz Warden | Dec 9, 2022 | Blog
Debnam, Buffalo I teach to empower; to give all children the efficacy to make informed, world changing decisions. I teach to model the capacity to be a figure of authority, and still love and show empathy. Education has evolved past the obsolete notion that there is...
by Liz Warden | Dec 9, 2022 | Blog
BUILDING A COMMUNITY J. Miguel Jiménez, New York City “TEACHING FOR ME IS A HOPE TO FOSTER AND BUILD A COMMUNITY FOR ALL OF MY STUDENTS — BUT ESPECIALLY TO KEEP THE CANDLE BURNING FOR THOSE WHO ARE OUT THERE SEARCHING FOR THEIR TRIBE.” When asked what information he...
by Liz Warden | Dec 9, 2022 | Blog
FINDING THEIR MOMENT Mary Gilbert, Rochester “THERE IS THIS THING, THIS FEELING THAT STUDENTS GET WHEN THEY REALIZE THAT THEY ARE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER, GRANDER.” I remember a conversation that I had with one of the vice presidents of a local university. This was...
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