“This year is going to be a weird year. The pandemic is going to skew everyone’s ability to teach and learn. Don’t get discouraged. Things will be normal again. Reflect on your teaching constantly. You can always get better. Don’t get upset when you have setbacks. Learn from them and grow. Every day is a chance to start again. If you need help making friends on the staff, keep a stash of colored duct tape. Teachers can’t resist pretty duct tape.”
Those are the wise and encouraging words of Sandy Hamilton, a teacher who has inspired young minds across Northeast Texas for a long time. Hamilton retired this year, and reflects here upon her career in education.
Hamilton taught in five districts around our area, including Avery, Hubbard, Hooks, DeKalb, and New Boston. Over those years she had many memorable moments.
She recalls, “A student hugged me and said, “Ms. Sandy, you smell good. You smell like my nanny. You and my nanny got the same stank.”
