Author: Sam Moseley | MTR Camp Staff '14 | Blog Post via "The Secondary Source" “I like your shirt” she said to me. “You might not be able to get away with that if you were in the residency program, but for summer camp it’s great”. I was wearing...
The recent events in Ferguson, Missouri have been on the hearts and minds of all of us at MTR. David Montague, MTR President, sent an email addressing the topic to MTR staff and teachers before the Thanksgiving holiday. Because of the importance and relevance of...
Author: Daniel Warner | MTR '14 | East High School Coming back after moving somewhere else awards me a new title. I am the old friend. It’s better than “my friend from out of town,” because with it comes a sense of familiarity, the kind of...
Interview with Kelechi Ordu | Site Director, Streets Ministries – Graham Heights Streets Ministries-Graham Heights is a Christian youth development organization located on the same block as Kingsbury Elementary, Middle, High Schools Kingsbury Schools, MTR, & Streets: Neighbors and Partners Streets Ministries is an extension of the space...
Author: David Montague | MTR President | Excerpt from Community Matters: 2014 MTR Yearbook In 1819, Washington Irving wrote a short story titled “Rip Van Winkle.” In it, an idle farmer named Rip Van Winkle wanders across a group of odd men playing nine-pins and drinking...
Introducing… Mrs. Emily Wakabi MTR Graduation Year: 2014 # Years Teaching: 1 Content Area: 3rd grade School: Hanley Hometown: Plymouth, MN College Alma Mater: Moody Bible Institute College Year of Graduation: 2011 Favorite Teacher Moment During a free writing time one my of 3rd graders wrote down a list of colleges she wants to apply for someday. ...
Author: Stephanie Milazzo | MTR '13 | Kingsbury High School | Blog Post from Make Straight Paths I recently found myself around a campfire eating caramel apples with some first year teachers. They're awesome. They're doing so well (they might not think so, but they are). But...
Mr. Matt Cowan Sixth Grade, Aspire Hanley Elementary Hometown: Memphis Education: Central High, University of Memphis Author: Matt Cowan | Excerpt from MTR 2014 Yearbook: Community Matters After I graduated from the University of Memphis, I talked to my pastor about teaching. She had been a teacher and told me...
Author: Dr. Robin Henderson | Director of MTR | Article from MTR 2014 Yearbook: Community Matters The education reform movement has revealed that effective teachers can positively influence student achievement; yet working in isolation, they cannot transform schools or districts. At Memphis Teacher Residency, we believe...
“Another thing the Church can do to make the principle of brotherhood a reality is to keep men’s minds and visions centered on God. Many of the problems America now confronts can be explained in terms of fear. One of the best ways to rid...