“There was nothing more that I wanted to do than to protect you.”
Two stories about teachers who went beyond the classroom to help their kids. Read more…
Recorded in Hampton, VA.
Category: Teachers
“I felt like a walking star in the hallway.”
Raul Bravo tells his former high school automotive teacher, Clairene Terry, how she inspired him to stay in school. Read more…
Recorded in Chicago, IL.
“Do you remember your first day being a teacher?”
16-year-old Jamie Marks interviews her former kindergarten teacher Ron Cushman about choosing his career after being wounded in Vietnam. Read more…
Recorded in Bothell, WA.
“'I'm curious how I could have reached out to you better?'”
Antero Garcia talks to his former student Roger Alvarez who dropped out during his senior year of high school. Read more…
Recorded in Culver City, CA.
“If just one of them gets through, they may save us all.”
John Hunter talks with two former students about what they learned playing the World Peace Game, which he created. Read more…
Recorded in Charlottesville, VA.
“At the time, I was tutoring at an after-school program...”
Ayodeji Ogunniyi remembers how the murder of his father led him to a new career. Read more…
Recorded in Chicago, IL.
“He said, 'You make sure you call that teacher.'”
Neurosurgeon Lee Buono and his eighth grade science teacher, Al Siedlecki, remember reconnecting after more than 15 years. Read more…
Recorded in Medford, NJ.
“He never said anything good about my writing.”
Author Walter Dean Myers talks about his father in an interview with his son Christopher Myers. Read more…
Recorded in Brooklyn, NY.
