A blog post written by a current Resident, Lydia Fuson, as she reflects on how a Memphis teacher inspires the way she wants to treat her own students. Harold Bouldin. Just typing his name puts the biggest smile on my face. Mr. Bouldin was my Marketing teacher...
A blog post written by a current Resident, JaVorah Davis, as she reflects on how a Memphis teacher has inspired her to become an educator. Sandra Stepter was my Kindergarten and 1st grade teacher at Delano Optional School. Ms. Stepter always supported me in what I needed,...
A capstone reflection written by a 2015 Graduate, Johnathan Justice I cannot say that I was excited about the entire Capstone process. Writing, in general, has not been my favorite thing to do. Initially, I was bummed because I knew it would make me work hard...
How did Jesus enter His classroom as a beginning Teacher? Find out how in Luke 2: When Jesus came to bring glory to God and peace to others He began with quiet demonstrations of HUMILITY and LOVE, dignifying and identifying first with the marginalized....
Christian life is, in part, coming to God humbly in His word to find out what it is that he loves and what it is that he hates. Then we take on his loves and hates as our very own. And when we do, we...
David Montague shared this email with the MTR family this week. We hope that you will find encouragement in it....
Teaching and coaching in an underprivileged community can be tough and discouraging. I can remember driving home many nights after a long day of teaching thinking to myself, “There is no way I can go back to school tomorrow."...
Education is the breath of the civil rights movement. It allows conversations to come alive, conversations that need to happen to provoke change. As an educator...
Olivia Besel is an MTR resident and expected to graduate with the Class of 2017. She is teaching 5th grade at KIPP Memphis Academy Middle. We are thankful that Olivia is at MTR and we hope that this blog will serve as an encouragement to...
An MTR teacher shared this email with his team this week. Hopefully all teachers can find encouragement in it. The first week back at school does not always go as planned: "I know how frustrating today was. I left disappointed, frustrated and discouraged...