'Uplifts Her Students’ Voices’: Columbia Teacher Shout-Out

COLUMBIA, MD — Great teachers matter. In Columbia, we're fortunate to have teachers like Andrea Shavers.

Patch has partnered with T-Mobile to recognize teachers and show them how much they’re valued and appreciated.

This submission comes from Nicole Alston, who nominated Andrea Shavers of Columbia.

Teacher’s name

Andrea Shavers

How do you know the teacher?

I worked with her.

What does this person teach?

Health Education

Why do you believe the teacher should be recognized or honored?

I worked for HCPSS for six years and in all that time I never came across a teacher that shows how much she values her students, and she does it in a way that doesn’t relinquish her authority or belittles students; but uplifts her students’ voices and pushes them to give more.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the teacher?

She deeply cares about her students, and values them as the beautiful humans that they are. She’s an excellent role model of how all adults should be towards all children from birth to early adulthood.

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