Beaumont Middle School; special education and math teacher

"Reaching today’s students requires being able to consistently differentiate for individual needs and learning styles. A quality teacher keeps students engaged through combining concise, exciting and structured lessons that do not give a child enough time to get bored, but rather excited about the content.

"I know each student has the ability to learn and improve himself. My job is to not only teach the content, but also make the content real to the students’ lives.

"I believe before you can begin to effectively reach all students, each student in your class must know that you care about them on a personal level and want him or her to succeed."

Quotable: 

“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” --Mark van Doren