Karen Francisco, editorial page editor of the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, wrote a moving tribute to our dear friend Phyllis Bush. She called Phyllis “a lifelong teacher.” She taught for 32 years. When she retired, however, she never stopped teaching.
Francisco quotes some of Phyllis’s former students, who describe how Phyllis Bush changed their lives.
The editorial includes a photograph that catches the only moment when Phyllis was ever speechless. That moment occurred at the last annual conference of the Network for Public Education, held in Indianapolis, when the winner of the first annual Phyllis Bush Award for Grassroots Activism was announced. As one, the audience jumped to its feet and gave Phyllis a standing ovation.
That was a precious moment, filled with love, respect, and admiration for a woman who never stopped teaching and never lost her sparkling sense of humor.
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As one, the audience jumped to its feet and gave Phyllis a standing ovation.
That was a precious moment, filled with love, respect, and admiration for a woman who never stopped teaching and never lost her sparkling sense of humor.
I was there, and grateful to be there. Love flooded the hall.
What a TRIBUTE to Phyllis, Laura.
Thank you, Laura, and Karen, and thank you to Diane for posting this.
We need to remember … PHYLLIS. Her light still shines.
What a wonderful piece. I especially like the ending, “Godspeed, Phyllis. You were a teacher. You did what matters.” So true.
perhaps a rallying cry/slogan for teacher actions across the nation: Doing What Matters