On September 24th, 2014, during passing time, many of my 9th grade students in Global Studies saw me break down in the middle of our classroom. I had just received a phone call from my mom...
I do not remember much of what I told the parents, but my main point was: “More than anything else, our students will remember our love and support, not any grades they received or assignments they stressed about. Let’s make sure we tell
When I came back to work the next day, my students (who at that point had only known me for a couple of weeks) greeted me with hugs, cards, flowers, and overall kindness. They listened to me when I talked about what happened...
This last week, in the lead up to graduation, I was
At the end of each of the last four years, a group of boys from that 9th grade class has come and found me to take a picture. Our last picture together during their time at Westview was last night, before commencement. Thank you, Eric, Broden, Matt, and Paysen for