leslie blacksylvania City, oh | YEARS TAUGHT: 1967 - 2002According to Leslie, the educational pathway for children must come to rest upon the principles of a functioning democracy. The values educators nurture in their classrooms should be ones that enable students to become sensitive and literate citizens. Leslie believes a good teacher has the insight and technique to unleash the academic and creative potential of her students, to celebrate their diversity yet nurture a sense of community within the group, and to connect these through gentleness, compassion and warmth. For Leslie, a classroom should be a place that will offer freedom to explore while providing sufficient structure to generate learning.
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stewart bogdanoffyorktown heights, ny | YEARS TAUGHT: 1965 - 1996Stewart believes that the challenge of education is to provide programs and guidance that will enable children to discover how to learn. He feels that the challenge of the future is to create an environment where learning is a lifelong pursuit for everyone. He also believes that the school environment should blend to create an atmosphere in which each child can be absorbed and elated in the discovery of himself, his world, and its infinite joys. Stewart asks us to consider how exciting and meaningful the lives of our children will be if we utilize our great wealth, resources, and creative abilities to give them the opportunity of learning how to learn. Stewart started his teaching career in 1965 with the Lakeland Central School District in Yorktown Heights, New York. Upon retirement in 1996, he had raised over $250,000 for charities by running sports oriented fundraisers at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School participated in by thousands of students over his 31-year career.
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ida darkyonkers, NY | Years Taught: 1962 - PresentFor Ida the charge to mold the minds of children toward an intellectual, social and ethical maturity is one of the greatest responsibilities a human can undertake. To influence attitudes, values and realities places the teacher on an important rung of the developmental ladder of human growth. Dark believes that excellence in education is crucial to maintaining a strong democracy and competitive economy, and is the primary means of solving the problems plaguing America today.
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james jacksonmundelein, il | Years Taught: 1968 - PresentAs James sees it, an effective school will have high expectations for its students and staff while maintaining a warm and caring environment. Educators must create an environment in which student achievement and success is nurtured, recognized and celebrated whenever possible. James believes that because of the tremendous responsibility for forming positive and goal-setting attitudes in students, educators must develop methods of instruction that are creative and innovative. Educators must encourage students to set realistic goals, and they must convey a sense of caring and support to help students on their way to success.
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christine lungren-maddaloneLONG BEACH, CA | Years Taught: 1969 - 2007Christine believes that true knowledge is that which is learned, understood, and pieced into one’s own patchwork of life. With this in mind, our nation’s teachers must provide a secure, positive, inclusive, nurturing as well as engaging classroom environment for all students. Educators need to remember that pupils are multi-faceted learners who are becoming lifelong readers, writers, speakers and thinkers. Teachers are obligated on a daily basis to awaken the learner in each student. This awakening process occurs when the proper learning environment, instructional delivery system, and independent or group practice or discussion are provided for the learner. Consequently, the pupil is enabled to find their education both meaningful and useful. Exposure to exemplary teachers will develop thinkers who thirst for learning throughout their lives. All teachers must inspire their students to understand that one’s most significant learning experiences often come from turning struggles into personal successes.
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