Tuesday, March 1, 2016
When Mr. Patzwald offered me my first teaching job I turned it down. I called him back within ten minutes and told him that I reconsidered. His response was, "You don't know how good this makes me feel." I was the fortunate one. I was able to teach with Mr. Patzwald as my superintendent for a year and a half. There are so many things I could write to describe what a wonderful educator and friend he was, but I'll leave it at this: Mr. Patzwald made me want to be a better teacher every day. He did not have any tricks. He did not have any master school improvement plan to conform to state education demands. He simply instilled in me a desire to teach children better than I did the day before, and that is what being in education is all about. Thank you, Mr. Patzwald. I will miss you. Tell Yogi I said, "Hi."
