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Educator of the Year


Most recently submitted Educator of the Year Articles

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By Edelweiss56 GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin

A small private school. A smaller first grade classroom. A loud, smiling teacher standing in the middle of the classroom waiting to greet the next student. Mrs. Dana McEvoy is a...
Edelweiss56 GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
Live, Laugh, Love


kellBellz SILVER, Winona, Minnesota
7 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The only person you hold try and be better than is the person you were yesterday"

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Merkabo BRONZE, Winona, Minnesota
4 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood. This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall. This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering its a feather bed.”

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AzhaQari BRONZE, Tucker, Georgia
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Syd99 BRONZE, Mundelein, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"everything is ok in the end, if it isn't okay, it isn't the end"

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By Abigail.Oestreich GOLD
Warrington, Pennsylvania
Abigail.Oestreich GOLD, Warrington, Pennsylvania
14 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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By Anonymous
Helena.of.Karatha DIAMOND, Saint Paul, Minnesota
79 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You're a great wizard, Harry."
"Not as good as you."
"Me?! Books! And cleverness! There are more important things, Harry--friendship, and bravery, and--oh, Harry, just be careful."

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By Anonymous