Model Teachers:
High School Social Studies
Meet this model teacher team and learn how college, career and citizen-ready skills come alive in their classrooms!
Lori Buck
Content: High School US, World & African American History
School: An Achievable Dream Middle & High
Years Taught: 19
What do you love most about teaching?
I love teaching the students how to think about the past from multiple perspectives. This skill helps them look at a topic and be better listeners to opinions they may or may not agree with. Hopefully, this skill will teach them to value others' opinions throughout their lives.
What word best describes you as a teacher and why?
Patient. It takes time to develop a mind to become a respectful, critical thinker who cares about the world and everything that lives in it.
David Reed
Content: US & World History
School: Denbigh High
Years Taught: 25
What do you love most about teaching?
The thing that I love most about teaching is working with young people and watching them grown and succeed!
What word best describes you as a teacher and why?
Empathetic. It is how I try to run my classroom and my classes.
Erin Porter
Content: 12th Grade Government
School: Menchville High
Years Taught: 27
What do you love most about teaching?
An invigorating challenge that I look forward to each year is discovering diverse perspectives on a subject and developing fresh approaches for every new concept.
What is the best way to describe your classroom on a typical day?
With a respectful and focused framework in place, I am able to address the individual needs of my students, promote their participation in a variety of activities, and clarify concepts while encouraging critical thinking, all without disruptive behavioral practices.
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