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-8 posts tagged "teachers"
Genevieve Coleman | Wednesday, March 8, 2023
As many of my friends know, I have successfully made student teaching my entire personality. Even though I am perpetually exhausted from what I do, my experience being in the classroom every day has been amazing. Growing up, I learned what it meant to be an educator from watching my mom be an amazing kindergarten
Katelyn Waldschmidt | Friday, February 17, 2023
I’d like to preface this by saying I am not an expert on anything, least of all tenure. But I have been thinking and looking a lot into it lately. From what I understand: Why is tenure a thing? From my perspective, it seems like a way for colleges to push professors to do more
Liam Price | Monday, January 24, 2022
Holy Cross’s Transition to Teaching program, which began in Fall 2020 in response to local teaching shortages, is set to graduate its first students this spring. The program consists of 24 credits of education-focused courses stretched out over three semesters, leading its students to a K-6 teaching certification. “The Transition to Teaching Program is essentially
Trinity Reilly | Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Teachers around the country have been eagerly awaiting COVID-19 vaccinations. With new age groups and workers becoming eligible to receive the vaccine, the time has finally come for many in the South Bend area. The state of Indiana had already opened vaccines to teachers over the age of 50. Sarah Wagoner, third grade teacher at
Genevieve Coleman | Thursday, September 10, 2020
My friends know I can talk anyone’s ear off about why I want to become a teacher. Let me give you an abridged version of my spiel. l believe when teachers create a positive learning environment, students are hugely successful in and out of the classroom. I believe teachers can inspire a lifelong love of
Blake Ziegler | Wednesday, August 19, 2020
We can all think of a teacher who had a profound impact on our life. They are more than a teacher — they are our friend, supporter, mentor, even a parental figure. That teacher is the person without whom our life would never be the same. In short, they are a leader. For me, one
Martha Reilly | Monday, November 21, 2016
Two professors organized a lecture about kindness and open-mindedness Friday at Saint Mary’s. Professor of English Laura Haigwood said introspection and self-transformation can lead to valuable societal change, but a failure to respect and understand others’ viewpoints contributes to a dangerous cycle. “Shaming, judging, competition, anger and violence, no matter how just our cause may be, evoke
April Feng | Thursday, September 10, 2015
There have been three sexual assaults during the first two weeks of school, leaving us deeply and gravely irritated by and disappointed with this reality. However, I have come to believe the darker the times, the more necessary it is to find hope and strength within ourselves. As someone who truly believes in the power