Teacher Spotlight: David Forster Makes A Difference In Berkeley Heights

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Great teachers matter. In Berkeley Heights, we're fortunate to have teachers like David Forster.

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This submission comes from Cassandra Porter who nominated David Forster of Berkeley Heights.

Teacher’s name

David Forster

How do you know the teacher?

Son was a student

What does this person teach?

English Language Arts

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

Imagine a group of students who (a) hate school, (b) only love math, and (c) have had a new ELA teacher every year ~ sometimes 2 new ones. Then imagine a teacher who decided to teach because he wanted to help kids like himself. Then imagine all of the students, including my kiddo, actually like ELA (as much as math) and read during their reading periods.

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

Dave "gets it." 2E kids do not need dumbed down material ~ they need to be respected and their anxiety understood

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