“There’s no word in the language I revere more than ‘teacher.’ My heart sings when a kid refers to me as his teacher, and it always has. I’ve honored myself and the entire family of man by becoming a ...
I have been a professional educator for more than 40 years, and I have had the privilege to work with students at all levels of our educational system, from teaching fourth and fifth graders in a ...
Every teacher can tell you stories of those students who kept a little piece of our hearts. You know these stories — the student whose Christmas gift to us was a notepad made from scratch paper she ...
I teach at a university — and it's nothing like you think. But I love it anyway. While I was getting my MFA, I had my first teaching assignments as part of my grad school funding. I can honestly say ...
Most teachers would agree that teaching is one of the most exhausting jobs to love. Between meeting the individual needs of our students, keeping up with the latest initiatives and completing the ...
It’s a weekday morning in Atlanta, Georgia, and Nancy Herlihy is preparing her lecture for fourth-graders at Queen of Angels Catholic School. “I love my job and all the uniqueness it offers,” said ...
If you feel like this year has been more stressful, more overwhelming, and more difficult to find the joy of teaching than ever before, you’re not alone. With pandemic protocols, political unrest, and ...
When I think of the people I have loved — and whose love I have treasured — I am always impressed by how much so many of them have taught me. My husband has taught me everything from the fact that ...