Ms. Sherman is one of the most poignant, yet one of the most emotional teachers I have ever met. Sometimes I think she deserves better than the middle schoolers we have had to deal with on a daily basis. All three years she’s been at Rise, she’s arguably been stuck with tougher homerooms, but she was able to persevere through it to where she is now. We suffered in the trenches together, but through time and dedication we both finally understand the systems in place at Rise.
On the first day I met her, she was simply newly engaged and so full of hope and spirit to make the world a better place. Little did she know the amount of demonic children she would run into.
We both had management issues our first at Rise, and struggled mostly with juggling all the extra responsibility and duties added to our plate.
Though there very much have been times she’s wanted to quit in the face of adversity, she has persevered through, and has become a much better teacher because of it. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to balance a new marriage and a new job (especially at a charter).
She seems happier this year at our school than the previous two years, and I hope things continue to get better. Even if she decides to move onto teaching high school, I can’t fault her with how annoying pests these middle schoolers are. Even though we have to manually endure the same kids, and even though she has reacted quite emotionally to the students at times, it just shows her much care she has about making sure the students get a better education (and better life). I know she is in it for the right reasons.
Her heart is in teaching and helping students, and no matter what path she decides to go next, whether it be staying at Rise, going to the high school, or into social work, I know she’ll do a fantastic job of making the world a better place.
