Locust Valley Central School District

"Seeing the pride and joy in my students’ faces when they realize that they can in fact do the things that we’re working on, and as their skills grow, watching their confidence grow."

"With literature everyone can understand different aspects of it, and bring your own life experiences to it. It’s been such a pleasure to see how students interpret and exchange ideas with one another that might be different from the way it was originally read."

"In order to learn and to grow, [students] need to feel supported. So building that foundation with them, and getting to know them as learners helps them take risks and feel comfortable in the classroom."