by Chris Fuller | Teacher
There’s a sign that hangs on my classroom door that reads: IN THIS SCHOOL:We do thank yous. We do I’m sorry. We do praise. We do lots of tests. We do laughter. We do mistakes. We do respect. We do happiness. We do dreams. We do peace. We do growing. We do hard work....
by Chris Fuller | Teacher
Some days, I love my job with my whole heart. Some days, I leave the school after classes end with a broken heart and simply weep for the brokenness of my students. The first Thursday back at school after Christmas Break, the one when Tre* finally opened up to me...
by Chris Fuller | Teacher
Carrie Sutton – West Campus Math Teacher What seemed like a disruptive teenager not particularly interested in math was really a young man who was bored and in need of a challenge. Although he completed his Geometry assignments, his side comments weren’t helping his...
by Chris Fuller | Teacher
Kacy Leyba — Electives Teacher, West Campus As a former Street School student, I know what it’s like to be clueless in a kitchen. So, when I felt God calling me to teach a cooking class this year, a small part of me went into panic mode. Sauté, flambé, boil, broil; At...
by Chris Fuller | Teacher
Breeze Marker — English Teacher, West Campus Recently, I took my eleventh grade students to see The Hunger Games. Their assignment was to predict the differences between the movie and book. Did you see the movie after reading the book? If so, feel free to stop by...
by Chris Fuller | Teacher
Christina Schmitzler — English Teacher, East Campus That saying has become a running joke at the school, used by students and teachers alike. The situations it is applied to run the gamut from the humorous to the heartbreaking. We’ve all had our own “Only at DSS”...
