February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Apryl Taylor pays tribute to her sisters: When it comes to longterm relationships, I immediately think of my sisters who are also educators: Alina Taylor and Amber Taylor. I am fortunate to have them in my family, though it can be a

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Dan Reichard pays tribute to Kim Austin: They say our lives are defined by small, pivotal moments, and my friendship, and Kim Austin is the ultimate proof. My first day as a college graduate in Pittsburgh, PA, began with an 8:00 AM

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Heather Lageman and Walter McKenzie pay tribute to one another: Heather: Here’s to Walter McKenzie - my mentor, my coach, my teacher, my colleague but most of all my treasured friend. It has been a joy to watch so many people and

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Tom Hoerr pays tribute to Barbara Thomson: Barbara Thomson, a colleague of mine, was a mentor in many ways. Perhaps it was due to her background in early childhood education, where she accepted each child at their level of developme

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Nayoung Kim-Weaver pays tribute to Rama Ndiaye: My treasured colleague, Rama Ndiaye, is someone whose friendship and partnership I deeply value. Our journey began as two of the few teachers of color at our school in China, where we

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Natalie Odom Pough pays tribute to Aglaé Perez: I have known Aglaé for 19 years. She was assigned to me as my ESOL Aide during my first year of teaching. She basically rescued me at a time where I was bogged down with misinformation

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Mary Reece pays tribute to Denise Hecht-Berger: At 76, I am no longer surrounded by the amazing mentors who lifted me up throughout my professional life. Sadly, they have all passed. From graduate professors to professional associat

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Kristin Vogel-Campbell honors Loralie Baum: I’ve known Loralie for 11 years. When I was a middle school Resource Specialist (Special Education), Loralie was a 6th grade ELA and Social Studies teacher. We shared students. I found her

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Marie Adair pays tribute to Rich Flaim: “The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” -Harvey S. Firestone Richard Flaim, as assistant superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, and I had severa

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Joanne Kerekes pays tribute to Regina Barbely and Anne Barringer: I have known Regina Barbely and Anne Barringer for more than 30 years. As an administrator, I needed a village to govern my schools and district, and there was no one

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Jill McPherson pays tribute to Kath Rivadeneira: Kath Rivadeneira and I met in teacher's college at Brock University, (St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada). Even though we have been miles apart ever since (I live in Ontario and she is i

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Heather Lageman pays tribute to Janice Bradley: Janice Bradley is a trusted friend, a leader, an inspiration, and a sister.  She first came into my life about thirteen years ago through the Learning Forward Foundation.  Her brillian

February is Heart Month at The Worthy Educator, honoring those special colleagues who make a difference in our lives and careers, celebrating how longterm, loyal, caring, nurturing, professional friendships enhance our experience as professionals! Ramona Brown pays tribute to Raquel Jones: I’ve known Raquel Jones for 17 years as a collaborative colleague and trusted friend since my first teaching assignment as a second grade teacher. She helped mentor me and support me throug

This tribute to the special professional relationship between Kwame Sarfo-Mensah and Nichole Willoughby Polk is cross-posted from The...