Teachers are called many things: educators, mentors, instructors, and sometimes the accidental mom. No matter what they are called, we can all agree that they truly have a gift of influencing lives ...

Inspire: To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion; stimulate to action; motivate. To affect or touch. To breathe life into. The longer I teach, the more important it is for me to see that my ...

It’s inspiring to see someone go above and beyond. Tonight’s Voices of Inspiration Award for Teacher Excellence banquet brings together 23 Montgomery County teachers that consistently inspire others ...

Renowned academic and historian Henry Brooks Adams once said, "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." A living example of this is Glenbard South High School physics ...

Otto Mower had been prepared to settle into an early retirement in San Diego when economic necessity led him to a job at The Bishop’s School in 1971. The classically trained scholar went on to inspire ...

At the door of a high school cafeteria, a silver-haired former teacher with a slight smirk and bright blue eyes shared hugs and handshakes with former students. Four generations of them. “Tell me- ...

Teachers sure are special. It's through them that we learn the skills necessary to navigate life successfully, like reading, writing, math and more. To appreciate their countless contributions, we've ...

As a teacher of some of the toughest kids in our public schools, I worked hard to identify their assets and to leverage those assets so these kids could be successful students in school and in life.

Membership in the Teachers’ Academy has provided University Lecturer Terhi Karaharju-Suvanto with fresh perspectives and insights. For Professor Johan Bärlund, the most important benefit has been ...

I enjoyed Ronnie Reese’s obituary on James Connelly, “Teacher and track coach at St. Ignatius College Prep” (Obituaries, Sept. 20), who taught history and math at St. Ignatius for over 40 years. I had ...