Dear Teacher Feature, My husband and I were just talking about how grateful we are to one special teacher who has made all the difference in the life of our daughter and decided that he needed to be the next “Teacher Feature”! Our daughter Marqui, a senior this year at Viewmont High School, has had […]
Angela Kirk is an extremely devoted teacher at Noah Webster Academy School in Orem, UT. She is an extraordinary teacher for making a difference in the lives of her students. She cares about each one of her students and gives them individual attention. She creates an atmosphere where each person feels they are loved, smart, […]
A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops. –Henry Adams As the parent of a struggling eighth grader I know several of his teachers quite well. In helping to keep Jordan caught up academically we have exchanged many emails and phone calls and held more meetings than his teachers or I […]
Currently Miss. Utesch is my son’s kindergarten teacher. He is also currently a ward of the state and was placed in our home as a foster child. He was severally neglected growing up and when he was placed in our home he was already 4 ½ and was severely delayed in his learning. We worked […]
I want to let you know about a teacher that I believe is one of the finest teachers in the state! Her commitment to the children is unsurpassed. Let me tell you about this special teacher. Her name is Mrs. Lynell Fox, she teaches at Greenwood Elementary in American Fork. Last year my daughter had […]
I would like to nominate my 5th grade teacher Mrs. Lori Salter. She was a great teacher that made learning fun! Now here are the reasons why I’m nominating Mrs. Salter. When I was in 5th grade, Mrs. Salter came to my class during the middle of the school year because my other teacher quit. […]
KSL’S BEST TEACHER NOMINATION!!!!!!!!!!!!! My 2nd grade teacher is by far my favorite. Her name is Mrs. Coombs, but her maiden name is Miss Brown. She is an awesome teacher and I wish I could have had her for every grade. Don’t get me wrong, I love all of my teachers I had and have, […]
Laura teaches a combined 5th/6th grade class at Ensign Elementary in the Salt Lake City School District. Over the past 14 years, all 5 of my children have had Laura for their 5th and 6th grade years–(Anna actually had her for 4th grade as well), and have enjoyed her class. They were/are happy to go […]
Mr. Jolley was my son’s seventh grade science teacher. The transition from elementary to middle school was a little difficult for him and very quickly my son had several missing assignments in every class. He was despondent about school and hated going. However, Mr. Jolley was teaching a unit about animals and mentioned something about […]
As a professional high-tech consultant and trainer, I know what it takes to teach new and often complex concepts to a dynamic group of individuals. At least I thought I did, until I met Ms. Hagen. Her third grade class may not realize now that they have one of the greatest educators I have ever […]
“They may forget what you have said but they will never forget how you made them feel.” This quotation is on Jaclyn Tapia’s First Grade class blog. I feel that this quote very aptly describes Mrs. Tapia’s relationship with her first grade students. When my daughter started school I was disappointed to learn that many […]
I have a son named Preston, up until last year we were told that Preston has asbergers syndrome. Things with Preston have been challenging. He was going to a daycare center for over a year that abused him. So that on top of the illness that we though he had made going to school a […]
Dear Teacher Feature panel, To quote Kathy Davis, “I need your eyes, ears and hearts, please.” This is how Kathy Davis respectfully gets the attention of her students at Centerville Elementary. Kathy Davis is one of the most inspirational teachers with whom I have ever been associated. Her students adore her, excel in her class […]
KSL, I heard on the radio today, that we can send in a teacher who has made a difference in this world for children. My daughters teacher this year, is the best that we have ever had. My daughter has grown in every area, due to how creative and positive this teacher is. Her name […]
On the afternoon before he started his first teaching job, my husband Steve, called me frantic telling me there was something really important for his classroom that he needed me to go to the novelty store and find. What was this desperately needed classroom supply? A rubber chicken and some fake black fur. When I […]
Mrs. Sanders has got to be one of the best and most patient teachers in utah. My son is in her 2nd grade class and is way behind the curve on reading and writing. When the school year started Nicholas could not read any better than he could when he left kindergarten. is first grade […]
We would like to nominate Mr. Kevin Cox, Principal of Lehi Jr. High for “Teacher Feature”. He is not a traditional teacher in the Jr. High, but has taught our son valuable life lessons by his kindness and caring ways. Mr. Cox has been the principal of Lehi Jr. High for all three of our […]
To Whom It Concerns: I would like to nominate a teacher for, the teacher feature program. I’ve been going to do this for a long time. I’ve been putting it off. In the year 1970 I started at Springville High School. I was one of the oldest students in my class, so I got to […]
I hear people every day saying Mrs. Bullough is the best teacher they have ever met. She has been a dear friend in the past but this year became the best teacher and hero to us and our daughter. Last year our daughter had some very unfortunate events happen to her in her 3rd grade […]
11 years ago we discovered our son Davis was deaf in his right ear. He was painfully shy and lacked confidence in school and with his peers because he couldn’t often understand what was said around him, and unfortunately was teased for this. In first grade, some adults assumed he was less intelligent, but Mrs. […]
Dear KSL Teacher Feature, Mrs. Smith is my son Taggart’s, 6th grade teacher. At the beginning of the year we were somewhat apprehensive because she had never taught elementary school before. She came to Sam Morgan Elementary after teaching English at Weber State University and Bountiful Hight School. Everyone know there is a WORLD of […]
Dear KSL, Valerie teaches in the “Title One” reading program at Copper View Grade School. She has been helping the children to read for a number of years there. She is looked up to by her colleagues and respected at school because she shows that she really cares about the children and goes the extra […]
It is with greatest pleasure that I nominate Jan Moncour, a wonderful teacher and friend, for consideration on the KSL Newsradio Teacher Feature. Jan has been a devoted teacher for 26 years and a member of the Business Department at Brighton High School for the past 20 years. She is known as an innovative and […]
Jordan School District Administration, We would like to take some time and tell you about an exceptional teacher, Mr. Mike Kelly. Our contact with Mr. Kelly goes back a few years, but over the past year Mr. Kelly has went above and beyond what any parent could want for their child in a teacher. Our […]
