Porter and other nominators all had special praise for Schrad for her role in developing the Know Yourself class. This course has achieved tremendous parent approval because of the solid foundation that was laid in the early stages. I've always felt that Lorrie's ability to communicate with parents was very important in the acceptance of this program for our middle schoolers. Know Yourself is a critical quality for today's teachers. Just by the very nature of society and the environments that children are growing up in today, we will lose their attention if creativity does not exist in our teaching today.
Teaching is more than lecturing and demonstrating.
It is about leading students to new discoveries. Students need to be motivated to believe in each other, in you, and in themselves. Teaching is about helping them to succeed now and in the future.