Awards/Communications
Teacher of the Year
It was a great honor to be awarded Teacher of the Year at AC Reynolds High School for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Torch Awards
It is hard to explain how much it means to know that you have had an impact on a student's life that goes beyond the classroom or the curriulum. The "Torch Awards" at Aransas Pass High School in Aransas Pass, Texas, are presented by the top ten graduating seniors to the "K-12 teacher who has had the greatest impact on their life". I was honored with this award four times in the two years I taught at the school
Words of Appreciation
Hi Mr. Harris.
I apologize that this note is long overdue. I had difficulty finding the words.
You went above and beyond in trying to understand and teach my daughter, as well as all the other students that each had their own learning styles, barriers, emotional and behavioral challenges, stresses, and needs. In all of my many, many teacher conferences over the years, I have never encountered a teacher that went to such great lengths to really try and understand what I was trying to express. It is stressful to be a parent, especially of a child that learns atypically. I cannot imagine, what it must feel like to be a teacher with hundreds of students over the years with all such different needs.
You are truly inspiring. I don't know what did or did not work of the strategies we discussed in our meeting. But what I can say for sure, is that your willingness to understand and to consider changing your method of teaching to try and meet the needs of my student made a huge impact on her well-being. It showed her, in a very stressful world where many people tend to resist change and defend their positions relentlessly, that her intelligent teacher cared so much, that he was willing to make changes if that might be for the better. If she had failed your class after all that, your efforts would still have been well worth it. Your demonstration of human kindness and willingness to learn and change made a positive impact in her life that will remain always.
Thank you so very, very much,
Kathy S.
I apologize that this note is long overdue. I had difficulty finding the words.
You went above and beyond in trying to understand and teach my daughter, as well as all the other students that each had their own learning styles, barriers, emotional and behavioral challenges, stresses, and needs. In all of my many, many teacher conferences over the years, I have never encountered a teacher that went to such great lengths to really try and understand what I was trying to express. It is stressful to be a parent, especially of a child that learns atypically. I cannot imagine, what it must feel like to be a teacher with hundreds of students over the years with all such different needs.
You are truly inspiring. I don't know what did or did not work of the strategies we discussed in our meeting. But what I can say for sure, is that your willingness to understand and to consider changing your method of teaching to try and meet the needs of my student made a huge impact on her well-being. It showed her, in a very stressful world where many people tend to resist change and defend their positions relentlessly, that her intelligent teacher cared so much, that he was willing to make changes if that might be for the better. If she had failed your class after all that, your efforts would still have been well worth it. Your demonstration of human kindness and willingness to learn and change made a positive impact in her life that will remain always.
Thank you so very, very much,
Kathy S.
Gift from my
AP Statistics Kids
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It was a surprise. I walked into class shortly after the AP Exam and they were
all wearing one!