“The best way to know a person is to learn his or her language,” Laetitia Carquet says. By that philosophy, Carquet wants to know a lot of people: She speaks fluent French, English and Spanish, has taken courses in Russian, Italian and German, and is currently teaching herself Japanese. Hailing from Marseille, the energetic Carquet […]
Most of us have long forgotten our primary school teachers—but many of Saachi Kumar’s students keep in touch with her. One recently graduated from the prestigious Wharton School for Business, another studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University, and yet another is pre-med at Georgetown, recalls the Highland Park resident. Saachi has been nurturing children ages […]
Gym teachers don’t often get the credit they deserve, perhaps because of the saying, “Those who can’t, teach. Those who can’t teach, teach gym.” But Mark Howard’s teaching refutes that saying completely, according to New Trier senior Jessie Serrino of Glencoe, who says Mark’s love of teaching shows, as he lights up the room with […]
‘I always ask my students to try to improve what they’ve written—to make it better,” Deb Graziano says. Deb’s natural inclination is to make it better herself, wherever her profession leads her, and this drive earned her a “Teacher of Distinction” award from the Golden Apple Foundation in 2009 and the great affection of her […]
“The relationship you have with a student has to be based on trust,” says Dan Polonsky, who teaches junior high students at The Cove School. The students in his classes all have significant learning disabilities. Polonsky describes Cove as a place where “students who have experienced a lot of difficulties can show what they’re capable […]
Teacher by day, secret agent by night. At least that’s what some of his students think. Because he requires little sleep, the Physics and AP Physics teacher has been known to review his students’ research drafts and respond to their emails at 1, 2 and 3 a.m. “He makes himself more available than any teacher […]
Every September, we entrust a major part of the care and mentoring of our children to a new teacher or teachers. And if we’re lucky, these individuals give our kids knowledge, perspective and understanding; helping our children become their best selves. Often, they transform and inspire. And they don’t ask for much in return. Sometimes, […]
