Hundreds of educators are getting a big welcome from the Dallas Independent School District as they get motivated for the new year.
Dallas ISD is holding its New Teacher Academy on Wednesday at the Winspear Opera House.The district employs about 10,000 teachers, so events like these are meant to help the new educators feel more comfortable and prepared for the first day of school.Ricardo Velez, a new eighth-grade English teacher, grew up in North Texas but then moved to Oregon to work with a nonprofit organization. His love for the English language helped him make the leap to a new career.
"I believe they have something important to say, especially in today’s age," he said.James Beasley switched careers from corrections officer to high school law teacher. He believes he’ll have a unique opportunity to reach kids and didn’t want to pass that up."It’s important to me because I want to get to the kids before they get to jail," he said. "I think we have so many kids who just get lost in the system and we don’t know how to work with them.
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