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Gaston County Star Students, Teachers announced
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The Gaston Gazette each year, the school district selects an exceptional student from each high school as the school’s Star Student.
Each student then named their respective Star Teacher, who had the greatest influence on the student during their Gaston County Schools education, and wrote an essay about how the teacher motivated and inspired them.
Each student honoree will receive a framed Star Student certificate and a Star Student lapel pin, and each teacher honoree receives an engraved Star Teacher trophy from
The Gazette.
The students and teachers are recognized during a ceremony and reception at The Schiele Museum in Gastonia, but the pandemic forced the cancellation of the in-person event in 2020 and 2021.
Students in Gaston County Schools middle and high schools will return to in-person instruction four days a week starting April 12.
Gaston County school board members unanimously approved the decision Monday following a presentation on COVID-19 metrics by Dr. Danny Benjamin, a Duke University professor and co-chair of the ABC Science Collaborative. Medical professionals at ABC Science Collaborative aim to help school leaders better understand COVID-19.
Benjamin told school board members he believes Gaston County Schools successfully implemented the blended learning plan, which required two separate cohorts of students to attend school on opposite days.
If schools continue to mitigate by wearing masks, social distancing where possible and cleaning diligently, sending middle and high school students back to the classroom on the same days, also referred to as Plan A, should be safe for Gaston County Schools, Benjamin said.
No college course in classroom management. No theories of learning styles. No student teaching.
Here s your room. Here s your desk. Sink or swim. No floatation device provided.
I learned a lot and I learned it all very quickly.
One of the very first things I learned was that a teacher has to keep food in the classroom. Packs of Lance peanut butter crackers. Granola bars. Apples. Bananas.
A literal grab and go such as the Hampton Inn might provide.
The reason that cache of food was a necessity? Hungry kids can t learn. Hungry kids can t focus on the intricacies of Macbeth. Hungry kids can t write a strong thesis statement.