It hardly seems a stretch to say that Kurt Russell was born to be a history teacher
Oberlin High School history teacher Kurt Russell, teaches an African-American history class, Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Oberlin, Ohio. The Council of Chief State School Officers on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, publicly announced that Russell is the organization's National Teacher of the Year for 2022. OBERLIN, Ohio — — It hardly seems a stretch to say Kurt Russell was born to be a history teacher.
“Kurt’s extensive career shows the power of educators to shape the lives of students from the classroom to extracurricular activities to the basketball court,” CCSSO Chief Executive Officer Carissa Moffat Miller said in a statement. “She had the audacity to introduce literature that was culturally relevant,” Russell said. “I thought, ‘Wow, that’s a guy who looks like me.'"
His parents, Jerry and Retta Russell, who grew up attending segregated schools in Alabama, moved to Oberlin in the late 1960s, his father for construction work and his mother to escape the vestiges of the Jim Crow south. He credited the school administration for supporting the creation of the class. “They could have said, ‘No. We don’t need that right now,'" Russell said.Russell also is the boys basketball coach at Oberlin. His team finished the season with a 16-6 record and a conference championship. Betts said Russell sees the development of young men as more important than developing basketball players.
“I always tell individuals I do not teach controversial courses,” Russell said. “I teach different courses. There's nothing controversial about teaching about women's rights or the gay rights movement.”
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