2019 Carver Dual Language Elementary Teacher of the Year
Andrew Murphy
What message about public education do you want to share?I believe the greatest issue in public education is adequate funding to provide an excellent education. My thoughts are summed up perfectly in this quote from the political TV show The West Wing. “Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don’t need little changes, we need gigantic, monumental changes. Schools should be palaces. Competition for the best teachers should be fierce; they should be making six-figure salaries. Schools should be incredibly expensive for government and absolutely free of charge to its citizens, just like national defense.”
How are you working to increase equity in education and opportunity for students in your school?I strongly believe that all students should be aware of the power they each hold and the responsibility they have in becoming active members of society and advocating for whatever it is that’s important to them. To ground them in this idea, I initiated a yearly trip to Jefferson City in which we get to meet the representative, see the governor’s mansion, the capital building and the supreme court. This trip widens their perspective and gives them the opportunity to see how they themselves could fit into a broader system that’s working for educational equity.
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Andrew will be spending the month of June at the three schools HealthEd Connect supports in Zambia where he will provide professional development workshops for the teachers. Aren't they lucky? We're thrilled to have the best of the best mentoring our teachers!! He has also been running a half marathon each month to raise funds for HealthEd Connect. Four down and eight to go!!
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