It's nice to be recognized for good work, and awards are great honors even as we acknowledge that many other great teachers go unrecognized. So in that spirit, I was excited and proud to see the list of finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
One of the finalists is Candy Ellard from Pillow Elementary school here in Austin. She was my own daughter's fifth grade teacher, and Cassidy loved her. Since my ballet obsessed, very creative writer daughter who struggles with math and science work is now a 7th grader at the Science and Math magnet program, I can only say that Ms. Ellard must be really good at what she does.
Congratulations to all you teachers out there who take pride in your work.
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