Author: Azreen Latiff

Guest post: Vote Franklin Burns for QuickSchools Teacher of the Year 2012

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Dana Denison shares her heartwarming story of Franklin Burns and the Saint Tower Academy. This is a guest post in support of Franklin Burns nomination for QuickSchools Teacher of the Year 2012. Vote for Frank here.  QuickSchools is a fully online school management system.
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It is so hard to put into words what Saint Tower Academy has done for my family.  My son and daughter both attend this school and have loved every minute.  They both tell me daily that the teachers are fair, loving and they care about me.  My son told me that for the first time in years that he is interested in writing again because when he first started at Saint Tower Mr. Burns encouraged him again.  Mr. Burns also showed my son to believe in himself again. The love and compassion and respect that Mr. Burns and his staff have shown my children have even changed the dynamics of our family life because the children are so much happier. Read More »

Guest post: Franklin Burns for QuickSchools Teacher of the Year 2012.

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This is beautiful story shared by David and Jana Crowder in support for Mr Franklin Burns for the QuickSchools Teacher of the Year award. Vote for Franklin Burns here.
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Our son was diagnosed at age 4 with Autism in Tennessee, he‘s now 7 yrs old. My husband and I actually moved from Tennessee to Texas in May 2010 to find our son a better education. We moved into Cy-Fair school district and found that they were simply not set up for our Autistic child with Aspergers. Read More »

Guest post: Vote Keri Fernandez for QuickSchools Teacher of the Year 2012

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How many people do you know who are able to care for hundreds of children and

their family and still maintain sight of the end goal and their relationship with God? Well,

Mrs. Fernandez does just that as she teaches science to middle and high schoolers at Smith

Preparatory Academy. She has been teaching for 14 years, all over Florida, and has spent

her past 8 years here at Smith Prep. She is the best teacher for three main reasons: her love,

vision, and hard work.Read More »

Guest post for Chris Johnson – QuickSchools Teacher of the Year 2012 nominee

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Higher Learning:

    A Former Student Remembers Life With “Mr. J”

It’s 9:00am on a Monday morning. I’m walking into the classroom of Mr. Chris Johnson when a little foam dart hits me in the chest. I look up and see “Mr. J” sitting at his desk, brandishing his Nerf dart gun with a smile.

“Didn’t hurt,” I say.

He smiles again. “I’ll have to get a paintball gun, then.”

I laugh and then find my desk.

“Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich?” I ask.

“Chris Christie!” He shoots back.

“That’s just because you like his name!” a student from the back of the room chimes in.Read More »

Guest post for Chris Johnson – QuickSchools Teacher of the Year 2012 nominee

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This is a guest post from a past student at Cornerstone Christian Academy in support of Mr Chris Johnson’s nomination for the QuickSchools Teacher of the Year award.

I don’t even know the extent to which Mr. J. has influenced my life. There’s no way to see what my life would look like if he hadn’t been a part of it, but I know it would be extremely different. Not only was he my coach and my teacher for five subjects, but he was also the cornerstone for my conservative world-view. If it wasn’t for him, maybe I would even think that socialism is good and that guns are evil (instead of people).

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