February 2022 | Vol. 8 Iss. 14
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COPPER HILLS TEACHER RECOGNIZED AS A LIFE CHANGER By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com
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he effect U.S. history teacher Andrea Hinojosa has had on hundreds of students in the past 11 years is well documented in the thank-you notes she receives from current and former students and in her nomination by colleagues that recently earned her a Life Changer of the Year Award. “She is that teacher that her former students think about when they reflect on the people that have had a positive influence on their lives,” colleague McKenzie Catten said. “I have been a firsthand witness to her changing lives, including my own. I see her work with students every day, but she doesn’t just teach them. She cares about them, actively tries to get to know them and fosters meaningful relationships in a variety of different ways.” Making connections with students is Hinojosa’s teaching style. Her classroom and lessons are arranged to allow her to move among her students and engage in conversations with them. She provides treats and good humor to those having a hard day, and she helps talk down kids who are stressed. “I hope that they do understand that at the end of the day, I care way more about them and that they know that they are loved, that they know that they’re cared for, than I do about their test scores,” Hinojosa said. One student shared her experience. “I took her course during some of the most trying months of the pandemic, when both educators and students were under incredible amounts of stress,” the student said. “Understanding how difficult it was for her students to consistently work at high levels in her class because of the circumstances, Ms. Hinojosa Continued page 5
Andrea Hinojosa trains tutors to work in the CHHS Writing Center, which she helped establish. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Campos.)
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