People who are different are usually the ones who end up making a difference in the world. That’s how Melissa Eaton would describe her French teacher at Marlington High School. “She was epitome of a terrific teacher,” Eaton said, who was our featured Terrific Teacher Tuesday guest. “She instilled a love Read more…
People who are different are usually the ones who end up making a difference in the world. That’s how Melissa Eaton would describe her French teacher at Marlington High School. “She was epitome of a terrific teacher,” Eaton said, who was our featured Terrific Teacher Tuesday guest. “She instilled a love Read more…
Passion oozes from Ryan Likens, who teaches language arts and is the athletic director at Wadsworth Middle School. “I’m always encouraging them to not only see the Wadsworth, Ohio, side of things, but to think different,” Likens said on the morning show Tuesday with Tom and Tina. Persuasive speeches close out Read more…
If you look in the dictionary under the word “enthusiasm,” you’re likely to find a photo of Steven Hadgis. “The kids are the ones who inspire me,” he said. “I have some absolutely amazing students. I wonder how they do everything they do.” Steven joined us on the Morning Show Read more…
Any miedo that Karen Beavers felt prior to being a guest for ‘Terrific Teacher Tuesday’ easily evaporated during the morning show! To non-Spanish-speakers, miedo is ‘fear’, and Karen looked and sounded like she’d been behind a microphone for a long time! The Green native and Wadsworth resident has been teaching Read more…
Teaching middle school students in Wadsworth or in any other school district presents a number of challenges. But, its the grade level Wadsworth Middle School Social Studies teacher Brent Ferguson wouldn’t trade for the world. “When I tell people what grade level I teach at and I tell them Middle Read more…
It would seem that teaching music to Wadsworth Elementary School students in grades one through four would be quite a challenge. That challenge for Music teacher Diane Gorsuch starts at the door of her classroom by using methods that are out of the ordinary. “On the first day of class, Read more…
American and European literature are two favorites to read and teach in the Wadsworth High School English classroom of Mark Schoonover. “When American Literature comes into its own and you see Americans have a voice, that’s when literature takes off, in my opinion, when it becomes really enjoyable, and the kids really enjoy Read more…
Megan Smith loves math and is eager to help her students less interested in the subject add a way to make learning math more fun. An 8th grade teacher at Wadsworth Middle School, Megan loves algebra, geometry and everything in between. Her goal is to teach in a variety of ways Read more…
Art is all Wadsworth High School teacher Dave Derrig knows. He’s been teaching in Wadsworth since the early 1990s. “Wadsworth was my first full-time job and I’ve been here the whole time,” Derrig said. “I couldn’t teach anything else. Art is the only thing I know.” Derrig is a professional artist who Read more…
