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Blumberg came from a home of educators, and became one himself
Thank You, Teachers
A 2022 tribute to education's local heroes
Morris Herald-News/Shaw Local News Network
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“Right now, they are preparing for jobs that don’t exist. There will be jobs in ten years, that I have no idea what it is, because they are not there. It is okay to follow your heart and not do what other people want you to do, really think about what you want,” Ortiz said.
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Coal City High School teacher pushes students to reach their potential.
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Read our letters submitted by students and parents to the Morris Herald-News
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“Seeing those same students come out and still work so hard at speech and work together,” Gustafson said. “And then this year, of course, be back in person was just really cool and really exciting. They’re great kids. I’m so lucky to work with them.”
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For 20 years, Jennifer Shell was a nurse. Three years ago, she decided to go into teaching, and joined Grundy Area Vocational Center as the head of its Health Occupations department and has grown its Health Occupations class from 67 to 187 students since then.
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“I hope in the end I’ve done enough,” Lutz said, “that I’ve done enough in the world. Mostly, I hope my students know that we are all called to love and serve other people, to be kind and honest and work hard.”
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“I hope my students learn to think, to not necessary read the headline of a story - read the story. If they don’t know something look it up- don’t just say you don’t know,” Sinkular said.
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“It has been such a gift,” Gabeheart said.
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“I want people to know that it’s not their identity,” he said. “It might be a facet of their identity, but they have all these other wonderful things about them that provide them avenues to be successful.”
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“Teachers should be appreciated all the time, especially during the pandemic for all of the work that they are putting in which is way above and beyond what any teacher has ever had to do,” she said.
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“The numbers may matter but, you can’t reduce yourself to what a piece of paper says,” Derber said.