Thank You, Teachers

“Mr. B.,” as he is often called by his students, has taught sixth grade social studies for 24 years, with multiple stints of teaching science and language arts for several years.

“Once we get that relationship down, the learning part happens easily,” Marseilles Elementary kindergarten teacher Lindsey Johnson said. “This last year, I love coming in because I get so many hugs. I treat them just like family, like little people.”

The kids at McKinley Elementary spent the month of March buzzing about their brackets, but very few of them were talking about the NCAA basketball tournaments taking place.

Read our letters submitted by students and parents to The Times for our 2023 Thank You Teachers special edition