Keller Sutherland is on her way home from school in South Carolina when she spots one of her former pupils, Cameron Simonchick, cycling along the highway....CONTINUE READING
She can immediately tell that things aren’t right and that he needs someone’s help. When she pulled over to find out what’s going on, she was shocked.
Ever since Sutherland became a school teacher, her commitment to her students has gone, by her own admission, way above the duties of her job.
The time she spends with children inside the classroom, in fact, the general happiness of each and every one of her pupils, is genuinely important to her.
For instance, in a video posted on Facebook by Greenville County Schools in February 2019, Sutherland explained exactly what motivates her as an educator.
She said, “When I see myself as a teacher, I just go far beyond the classroom. I truly care for these kids.”
Sutherland, who has two children of her own, believes that she has a real connection with the kids she teaches. Tutors do, after all, sometimes see children more than their own parents do, and so it seems only right that teachers are prepared to invest in children’s emotional as well as intellectual development.
Sutherland teaches at Ellen Woodside Elementary, located in Pelzer, South Carolina. The school’s population is made up of students from kindergarten up to fifth grade, and the institution offers plenty of tools to help equip its kids with important skills…CONTINUE READING>>
