In Celebration of Teachers

When talking with grandkids about returning to school this fall, to the building with other kids, not the dining room table, I was reminded of a day of my own in school years ago.

“Bobby.” I heard my name called on the second floor landing of A. B. Davis High School in Mount Vernon, New York. The caller was Mr. Leone, Joseph Leone, my Biology teacher and College Advisor. “Why haven’t you signed up for the SATs?,” he asked. Neither of my parents had attended college, my mother had died eight years earlier, and my father, a vacuum cleaner salesman, had his hands full with two active kids.

When I think about the controversies surrounding school openings this fall, I think too of the critical role of teachers in the lives of their students. That certainly was the case for me. In this brief essay, I explore this theme of teachers and their critical role. Please click this link https://www.liherald.com/eastrockaway/stories/in-celebration-of-teachers,134567.

Thanks and stay well. Bob