Starting a new class is always tough. You don’t know the professors, and the professors don’t know you. The first couple of days of school are always a bit of […] Continue Reading
As Teacher Appreciation Week approaches, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the most influential or inspiring educators I’ve come to know throughout my 15-year career in school. I’ve […] Continue Reading
Dear Mr. Cehovsky, Throughout my years in high school you were a great teacher to me. You helped me to get to know myself better by having conversations with my […] Continue Reading
Dear Professor Geoffery, Your reputation suits you, and I hope you don’t take that in a bad way. Embed from Getty Images I have known you since Fall of 2018, […] Continue Reading
Teachers are often overlooked and under-appreciated. What goes by the wayside for the students is the passion that teachers have for the subject that they are teaching. Most students just […] Continue Reading
College was something my family spoke of in high regard. It was where the smart people went to succeed and where the dumb people sought to avoid. Growing up I […] Continue Reading
I remember clearly the minute I stepped into Mr. Simanca’s classroom at Citrus Grove Junior High in Miami, Florida. I was 11 years old and didn’t know a single word […] Continue Reading
One teacher that has had a huge impact in my life as a student was my 12th grade psychology teacher, Mr. Wade. I will never forget the first day I […] Continue Reading
This week, the Horizons staff was asked to commemorate National Teacher Appreciation Week by highlighting some of the teachers and approaches that have had the greatest impact on them as students. […] Continue Reading
Recently, as the advisor to Horizons, I gave the staff an assignment to search out the “Hidden Housatonic,” inviting them to inform, surprise, delight, or enlighten readers with a short article about a […] Continue Reading