Teacher of the Year Quotes

“My trust issues mean I sometimes struggle with being vulnerable, but you're starting to weasel your way into my heart. Truly. I'm going to do my best to let you in.”
― M.A. Wardell, Teacher of the Year

“I don't think he misses being a caterpillar.”
"Why not?"
"Well, even after he changes into a beautiful butterfly, he's still the same on the inside. He's been the butterfly all along, he just wasn't ready to grow yet.”
― M.A. Wardell, Teacher of the Year

“And our first question is about community. How do you involve your student's families in their education?"
"I took a sexy bath with a parent yesterday, after railing him," flashes in my head, but probably wouldn't be the wisest answer.”
― M.A. Wardell, Teacher of the Year

“Lying here, the weight of my head on his lap, I'm supported by Olan in a way I haven't felt in a very long time. Maybe ever.”
― M.A. Wardell, Teacher of the Year

“There's not much you can count on in this world anymore, but the gay man's female best friend responding to his bat signal is one of them.”
― M.A. Wardell, Teacher of the Year

“Kristi's main character flaw? Her love of running. Always trying to get other people to run with you is not welcome or cute. I wouldn't run unless zombies were chasing me, and even then, after a block, I'd probably relent and offer myself up as a tasty kosher snack.”
― M.A. Wardell, Teacher of the Year

“Do you want a wife or a husband?" […]
"A husband”
[Her] soft smile tells me this isn't earth-shattering news to her. And that has been my experience with almost all children. They simply do not care about
anything other than the happiness [..].
If only all society felt the same.”
― M.A. Wardell, Teacher of the Year

“Inconceivable”
― M.A. Wardell, Teacher of the Year