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Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Top Honors for Teachers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This time of year a lot of school districts are celebrating their teacher of the year. Here’s a story about Buford’s top teacher, Karin Manis. On Saturday, DeKalb County held its grand banquet honoring its teacher of the year, Michele Jones. Surprisingly, Jones works at a psychoeducation center, and I’ll post more about my visit to her school later. I have to say I’ve interviewed a lot of teachers of the year over the years, and Jones still managed to blow me away with her dedication to the field and her intelligence.
But what about teacher of the year? What qualities make a teacher stand out? Are the best teachers the ones who get recognized? Or do you see the accolades going to those who win favor within the administration? Who are your nominees for teacher of the year and why?
