Donna Smith
It’s been a while! I need to be more consistent with this project but I also accept that life gets in the way sometimes and that’s ok! Our next feature is a blast from the past for me: Ms. Donna Smith! Ms. Smith was my fourth grade teacher and I remember growing so much that year. Ms. Smith made sure we knew what her expectations were but she always made sure she knew we were loved. She planted the seeds for me to become a questioner and offered me opportunities to critically engage with the world around me and its history. Two memories always stand out in my mind: 1) when she made me rewrite my analysis on the North and South during the American Civil War because she recognized I could bring more nuance to it and 2) when she taught decoding a text for its main idea like a boss! As a secondary educator, I am in awe of anyone who...