Las Vegas Sands Visits with Teach for America Las Vegas Valley New Recruits

Following a welcome dinner hosted byLas Vegas Sands, a group of teachers withTeach for America Las Vegas Valleyhave started a new school year at schools throughout the Las Vegas valley and have already learned what it takes to teach in Las Vegas. With Clark County being the fifth largest school district in the nation, there are challenges teachers face daily.

“我面临的最大挑战是班级规模。我并不是让它阻止我成为最好的，”东拉斯维加斯的奥卡拉汉中学的六年级老师斯蒂芬·巴尼说。“我将课程分为小组，以便他们有一个较小的圈子来进行公开讨论并在项目上进行协作。他们所有人都继续执行任务，这促使我成为一名更好的老师。我必须找到使他们更好地理解我在教书的方法，以便他们可以尽可能多地学习。”

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“The kids in my classes have great energy and are so smart,” Barney said. “I love my kids and I love my staff. I want to leave all of my classes with a sense of purpose and that their voice matters. I want to make an impact on their education and success.”

For Pamela Cates, a Special Education middle school teacher at Equipo Academy, there are various challenges she faces, but understanding limitations has helped her prioritize in her classroom and understand that not everything can be accomplished in one day, let alone by the end of the school year.

“Any teacher, especially those that teach Special Education, need to understand the limitations we face and understand that it will take some time to make an impact,” Cates said. “One small step does lead to progress and my kids surprise me every day. I’m most surprised when they take initiative and advocate for themselves and their classmates. They’re incredible people, and when they have a moment when they’re struggling to understand something, the “Aha” moment they have once they figure it out is the reason why we teach.”

Getting involved with Teach for America was not planned for Cates. After graduation from Temple University, it was a business ethics class at law school in Boston and the encouragement of two of her sorority sisters that were already with TFA, that made her want to pursue a career in education.

“I interviewed with TFA and kept moving on in the process. Las Vegas was my top city of choice and Special Education was one of my top three subjects that I wanted to teach. It was meant to be,” she said. “While I’m here, my goal is to change the perception of Special Education. They are not less than other students. They are exceptional learners. They just learn a different way.”

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