Teacher Tuesday: Ms. Simmons
April 14, 2020
Q: What made you decide to teach at Huron?
A: “I didn’t, I got the job here and that’s how I arrived at Huron. I decided to become a teacher because I thought I could make a difference in kids’ lives, as opposed to the teachers I had in high school.”
Q: What have been some struggles?
A: “Mostly the way that outside forces get invoked in pubic education such as funding, standardized testing and the bureaucracy of education.”
Q: What’s the best way to quiet a class?
A: “Wait.”
Q: What’s your favorite subject to teach?
A: “Literature. Presently, I’m in love with 20th-century literature.”
Q: How do you accommodate kids with learning disabilities?
A: “I give them the time that they need and any extra support that may be necessary.”
