Ranked #1
The Student Who Raged Against My Politics
The Student Who Raged Against My Politics
During the first few weeks that Ashley Lamb-Sinclair taught 15-year-old Connor Cummings’ sophomore English class, the tw... Read more
17 Aug 2017
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16mins
Ranked #2
The Student Whose Cockiness Tested My Patience
The Student Whose Cockiness Tested My Patience
Teacher Jerome White knew from the first moment he met Donald Meyer that the student was a math whiz—and that Meyer was ... Read more
14 Dec 2017
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15mins
Ranked #3
The Student Who Taught Me To Grow Up
The Student Who Taught Me To Grow Up
In his first year teaching history at Shady Side Academy, a small private school in Pittsburgh, Matt Weiss was determine... Read more
14 Sep 2017
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15mins
Ranked #4
The Student Who Broke My Heart
The Student Who Broke My Heart
In parts of New Orleans, Michael Ricks is a legendary educator — known for his full girth and even fuller heart. Most pe... Read more
31 Aug 2017
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15mins
Ranked #5
The Student Who Wasn't Afraid of Being Sad
The Student Who Wasn't Afraid of Being Sad
When Jessica Carlson agreed to teach English in an alternative program for at-risk students eight years ago in Colorado ... Read more
2 Nov 2017
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16mins
Ranked #6
The Student Whose Silence Transformed My Teaching
The Student Whose Silence Transformed My Teaching
The Student Whose Silence Transformed My Teaching by Columbia Journalism School's Teacher Project
18 Oct 2017
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12mins
Ranked #7
The Student Who Proved Grades Aren't The Only Measure Of Success
The Student Who Proved Grades Aren't The Only Measure Of Success
Karen Sowers was a young, idealistic history teacher at Lakeview High School in Garland, Texas when she met Donald Piers... Read more
19 Dec 2018
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4mins
Ranked #8
The Student Who Taught Me To Search For - And Nurture - Hidden Gifts
The Student Who Taught Me To Search For - And Nurture - Hidden Gifts
Sandy Lyons heard about Da’Keondrick Whitley a long time before he set foot in her second-grade classroom at Presidentia... Read more
13 Dec 2018
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6mins
Ranked #9
The Student Who Challenged My Teaching On Race
The Student Who Challenged My Teaching On Race
At first, the Philadelphia high-school student Valentina Love Salas was not exactly excited about taking African America... Read more
16 Nov 2017
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18mins
Ranked #10
The Student Who Taught Me To Share Unconditional Love
The Student Who Taught Me To Share Unconditional Love
Sixth-grade teacher Elvalisa Guzman often sees parents fade into the background at her Chicago public school of mostly M... Read more
27 Feb 2019
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6mins