Letters: Thanks to veteran teacher who became a mentor to someone new to classroom

Thanks, Mr. M - The Times Gazette

In my first year of teaching, I had a principal who, although I’m sure he doesn’t know this, changed me forever as a teacher. His name was Mr. Miller and I’m sure a lot of my former Greenfield students remember him. Anyway, I’d been doing something weird with my Reading class (I think it involved listening to Beatles lyrics, though I can’t be sure) and a parent had called me, just livid about it. She didn’t understand my teaching methods or how …

Letters: Thanks to veteran teacher who became a mentor to someone new to classroom

During my first couple of years in the classroom, there have been moments of joy, exhaustion and everything in between. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that great teachers don’t do this work alone.