Make the Grade Teacher of the Month: Nathan Morrison, Marlington Middle School The Alliance Review Nathan Morrison, an eighth-grade science teacher at Marlington Middle School, is The Alliance Review's Make the Grade Teacher of the Month for December. NAME Nathan Morrison COLLEGE Malone University. WHAT SUBJECTS DO YOU TEACH? Science, eighth grade. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB? Getting to know and building relationships with my students. WHAT IS THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF YOUR JOB? COVID-19. WHAT SECRET TO SUCCESS WOULD YOU SHARE WITH STUDENTS? You never fail something until you stop trying. IS TEACHING KIDS THE SAME TODAY AS WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED? Teaching is very similar to how it was when I started. The advances in technology have allowed us to travel to locations we couldn't previously, and to allow the students to work through simulations that help them practice the skills we are working toward.