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She instilled in her students the strategies, knowledge, drive and determination to become life-long learners for themselves and for their generation.

She equipped students with the strategies they would need to cope positively with life's difficult situations and to solve conflicts peacefully.

She created a positive learning environment and encouraged students to achieve to their fullest potential.

She modeled the importance of accepting others in their uniqueness & established a safe, fun environment where her students could be passionate about learning.

She gave voice to the voiceless and fought ignorance and hatred through education.

She met each child's individual needs and created an inviting and engaging classroom where students could develop a love of learning.

She created life-long learners, motivated to work to their greatest potential, take risks and have a whole bunch of fun while doing it!

She encourages students to work to their fullest potential to become life long learners.

She had a love for learning that empowered her students to be life-long learners who have fun, take risks and remember to smile each day.

She introduced children to many new and fun ideas & experiences and modeled the importance of learning from and caring for each other.

She had a passion for teaching students how to learn, in a caring, entertaining, creative and safe environment.

She led a supportive community of teachers, students & families in fulfilling their passions, igniting sparks of learning through collaborative opportunities.

She set standards that she knew her students were able to achieve and helped them be successful learners that were proud of themselves.

She helped her students grow as learners by meeting their individual needs and built a community of responsible citizens.

She values and fosters a spirit of giving, an attitude of gratitude, and a firm belief that anyone, big or small, can make a positive difference in the lives of others.

As a man of few words and while always having fun, he put students first, challenged the current way of thinking, took responsibility for the good and the bad,

never settled for the status quo and did it all with a smile.

She learns something new everyday.

She creates a classroom community where everyone can feel valued and special. She fosters kindness, empathy, and curiosity. She is an advocate for kids.

She touched their hearts, then touched their minds by creating a safe, positive environment in which each child could reach their full potential.

She taught her students to reach for their highest potential everyday, advocated for true acceptance and accepted people where they were not where she wanted th

cont'd...them to be.

She made a difference in my life.

She changed the life of a child; she made him recognize his potential, made her realize her worth.

He drew in any language.

He impressed on his students the importance of a lifetime of positive physical health through his teaching and personal example.

She teaches her students to move to their own beat as well as the steady beat.

She raised 3 kids to be confident, independent, and productive members of society while guiding other children to do the same regardless of their circumstances.

She taught her students to keep a steady beat but march to their own beat.

She gave the best years of her life to hundreds of students and positively made a difference in their lives. She is a life-long learner as well!

She loved her family, her work (teaching), and helping a new generation of learners become generous, competent adults.

She genuinely cared about each and every student she had the privilege of teaching.

She lived, she loved learning, and she laughed--and so did her students.