There are 5 article(s) tagged Educators Of Excellence:

• October 2019

  • Tipping Point: Winner of Excellence award calls teaching a ‘24/7 job’

    CJ Harris gives away books, helps students grow plants and coaches peewee football. “When you step foot in a classroom to mold children, you don’t get to half-step with this,” he says.

    By Anna Cox Thompson October 26, 2019

  • Tipping Point: East High history teacher among Educators of Excellence

    A religion major as an undergraduate, Daniel Warner used a Memphis Teacher Residency to get his master’s degree in education and fell in love with the city. A 2019 fellow of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Warner is one of five educators New Memphis honored with this year's Educators of Excellence awards. 

    By Anna Cox Thompson October 24, 2019

• November 2018

  • Tipping Point: Educators of Excellence Honoree Kevin Kimberly

    It only takes one spark to start a fire, and for Kevin Kimberly, it only took one class on policy to ignite his passion for education.

    By Anna Cox Thompson November 16, 2018

• October 2018

  • Tipping Point: Educators of Excellence honoree James Johnson

    The saying goes that if you like what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. James Johnson, science teacher at Chickasaw Middle School, found his calling in the field of education, and it’s evident he truly loves what he does for a living.

    By Anna Cox Thompson October 26, 2018

  • The Tipping Point: Educators of Excellence honoree Jeffrey Veale Jr.

    There’s an old African saying to “run towards the roar.” For those unfamiliar, it means to run toward what scares you instead of away from it, for the greatest reward often comes from the greatest risk. Jeffrey Veale Jr., school director at Leadership Preparatory Charter School, “ran towards the roar” when he decided to enter the field of education.

    By Anna Cox Thompson October 12, 2018