TEACH
Lessons I Learned from My Students and Colleagues
By: Michael Unger
TEACH showcases inspiring young adults and the remarkable teachers who celebrate the power of the HUMAN SPIRIT.
Every successful urban educator’s journey is different/unique. The common characteristic all great teachers posses is the ability to LISTEN to the FEARLESS, TENACIOUS, and DEMANDING voices of the students that we have the priviledge to interact with every day.
We must work to build BRIDGES between our passion and high expectations of our subject matter and the student’s cultures and lives outside of the classroom.
TEACH is the relentless quest to keep open all OPPORTUNITY. Courage is the key and is essential to success. We can create innovative environments in which people are encouraged to seek out solutions or have the courage to challenge the status quo. WE CAN EMPOWER OTHERS.
All proceeds go to Dayton Public School Scholarships.
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“I’ve got the best job in the world. i’m a teacher in an urban public school system. each day of my fifty-year career has been a gift. i’ve also experienced satisfaction, success and great joy. through it all, I’ve had the freedom to evolve. we should have the freedom to make a lasting impact on our students. We become inspired by the young people we teach.”
— excerpt from book
“I’ve learned that urban students are relentlessy resilient. they have taught me that I can be relentlessly resilient. each morning, i look into the mirror, and i know how lucky i am to face 150 demanding and talented young people. i have inexcusably high expectations for all of them, and they reciprocate the same characteristics. i give them as much perfection of the urban teaching profession that i can. i do it not only for them, but for the men that i served overseas that never made it back.”
— excerpt from book
“my inspiration in life has always come from family, my wife, yolanda, the men i served with overseas and the thousands of students i’ve had the honor and priviledge to teach. my legacy will be the life long lessons we’ve shared in, and out, of the classroom. always continue to make a difference.
-Michael Unger
