Northshore student, teacher earn surprise honors
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Second grade student Auysh Doshi completes an assignment in Courtney Maynard's class.
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“She’s great, she’s taught me a lot in this one year," Ayush Doshi says of his favorite teacher, Courtney Maynard.
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Courtney Maynard reads to her second grade students at Northshore Elementary School.
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When the second grader at Northshore Elementary learned about a statewide teacher appreciation contest, he grabbed a camera and went to work.
“I had no clue. I was totally shocked and surprised,” Maynard said after the school-wide presentation. “It really means a lot to me that Ayush took the time to go above and beyond to write that letter and film a video.”
Now in her sixth year teaching, Maynard strives to make a difference for each of her students.
“My students really are my kids, I refer to them as my kids, and I truly care about each and every one of them,” she said, beaming with pride. “I had teachers that were wonderful role models, and when I teach I think back on those teachers and I try to be the same role model for them that they were for me.”
Auysh Doshi's video submission.
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Ask Doshi, and he’ll tell you she is.
“She explains stuff really well, like, sometimes when I don’t get things, then she explains them better,” he said. “On my papers she points out the littlest things so I can improve on them.”
Second grade will soon become third, but Doshi leaves some words of encouragement for Maynard’s next class.
“Be excited," he said. "You’re going to have a great teacher.”