Teacher Appreciation Week is a national holiday that is recognized across the U.S. It always takes place the first full week of May, with Teacher Appreciation Day falling in the middle. This year, Teacher Appreciation Day falls on May 8. To celebrate and recognize teachers, we here at The Verdict, along with our fellow Cardozo classmates, wanted to share some of the teachers here who have left a lasting impact on us.
“Ms. Chung made global history entertaining by coming up with creative ways to keep her students engaged.”
Falisha, Grade 11
“Mr. Handell made learning fun and created a welcoming environment.”
Gabrielle, Grade 10
“Mrs. Torres made Spanish class into a fun class, by using interactive activities to help us learn.”
Melanie, Grade 11
“Ms. Hwang is my homeroom teacher. I never had her as a math teacher but the influence she’s had on my day by lightening the mood, making jokes, and having genuine conversations has impacted my day in an amazing way because I can always depend on her to lighten my mood.”
Bhawsi, Grade 11
“Mrs. Gutterman is my favorite teacher because she has made my Cardozo experience memorable and impactful.”
Ethan, Grade 11
“Ms. Hartman is very patient and understanding about the students in her class.”
Sophia, Grade 11
“Chief Chen has guided me and been a great mentor, he always pushes me to do better.”
Sofia, Grade 11
“Ms. Gottlieb has greatly broadened my knowledge of ASL and she is such a fun teacher to have.”
Nia, Grade 11
“Mrs. Biramian has left an impact on me because she is sweet and nice and gives interesting lessons.”
Julia, Grade 9
“Ms. Mun, she’s known to be strict but she has the Korean aunt vibe. She’s actually very nice and caring and when you’re slacking she constantly encourages you to try. Most people hate Chem. but honestly, she made Chem. fun because she allowed us to help each other out and her examples or concepts are easy to understand.”
Michelle, Grade 11
“Mr. Kroll is the man, he is so nice, so caring, and he helps me with everything.”
Oliver, Grade 11
“Mr. Salazar, Global history with him freshman year made me really love history.”
Crystal, Grade 11
“Ms. Ramirez is my favorite teacher because she is very nice.”
Daniel, Grade 9
“Mrs. Gutterman encouraged me to go out of my comfort zone and helped me find courage to participate in class at a time when I was too shy to do so.”
Celia, Grade 11
“Mr. Rivers is super nice and has good taste in music.”
Jonathan, Grade 12
“Ms. Siebuhr is my favorite teacher because she’s the one who’s had the most faith in me in this school.”
Mason, Grade 11
“Mr. Ho always gives opportunities to make up work, he always gives his students second chances. He believes a lot in his students.”
Sarah, Grade 9
“Mr. Olivares was a good teacher who never slept until he made sure all of his classes were passing.”
Giovanni, Grade 11
“Mr. Goldman is one of my favorite teachers because he actually tries to connect with his students, and talks to us like equals. He also gives us a lot of good life lessons and tries to have his students connect with one another instead of individual work or staring at their phones all period. He is super encouraging and pushes us to be better and achieve our goals.”
Jessie, Grade 12
“Mrs. Bifano is one of the few teachers who sat down and put in the effort to read every single essay from all her classes.”
Shamar, Grade 11
“Mr. Rosenthal teaches very well and makes everyone comfortable.”
Emilio, Grade 12
“Mr. Muradyan is one of my favorite teachers because he’s very funny and makes everyone feel like his class is a comfortable and safe place.”
Emma, Grade 12
“Ms. Salisbury is a wonderful teacher as she incorporates different mediums and history into creating art projects.”
Alice, Grade 11
“Mr. Mitrano always checks up on you, even if it seems small.”
Romaria, Grade 12
“The one teacher that I believed who inspired me would be Ms. Rodney, she taught us to always try our best no matter what. She always wanted us to succeed in every subject and in everything we do. One thing with Ms. Rodney, she never wanted to see us fail in life; she would always stand by our side.”
Michael, Grade 11
“Ms. Wheeler is a good teacher because she tolerates our behavior and she is so nice.”
Darren, Grade 9
“Mr. Fier is really interesting and never fails to make me laugh in class.”
Ellie, Grade 9
“Mr. O’Neill is a caring teacher who makes sure I understand the material and perform well.”
Lina, Grade 11
“Mrs. Gutterman is the most kind-hearted teacher I’ve ever met who understands her kids.”
Alisha, Grade 11
“Dr. Rubenstein is such a caring teacher who has a great passion for teaching and constantly dedicates herself to her students for us to enjoy her class.”
Ashley, Grade 11
“Mr. Dirico has a unique teaching style and he’s nice.”
Maya, Grade 9
“Ms. Hartman, thank you for always being caring and checking in on me when you see I’m having an off day.”
Shaun, Grade 11
“Mr. Gong is a great teacher who cares about the students understanding the material and not just doing the work.”
Sameera, Grade 11
“Mrs. Gutterman is my favorite teacher because she never fails to listen and hear me out when I have things to talk about.”
Madison, Grade 11
“Ms. Gomes because she is very nice and easy with the grading. She is a very understanding teacher because last year I was going through something and she was very understanding with it”
Angelina, Grade 11
“Mr. Malekpour and Mr. Hashinsky are pretty chill and they give out great advice they also encourage me and the other students to do our work and do it well.”
Violetta, Grade 12
“Ms. Huang is the best chemistry teacher who helped me find an interest in chemistry.”
Yeyeong, Grade 11
“Mrs. Zwick is a kind and caring teacher, she makes the class feel like a little family, rather than a classroom. She is a very understanding teacher who loves making conversation with students while also maintaining students to do their classwork.”
Amrita, Grade 12
“Mrs. Gutterman is a very nice and understanding teacher. I love how she makes class discussions so engaging and does fun activities with us.”
Mouli, Grade 11
“Ms. Carbajal, I had her as my Chemistry teacher last year and this year I am her TA (teacher’s assistant), I help her grade stuff for her. She always encourages me to do my best and always supports me. She has helped me grow as a person throughout the two years of knowing her and she has helped me become more outgoing and engaged in class. She is such a nice and caring teacher who always cares about her students.”
Arshpreet, Grade 11
“Ms. Eshaghian has left an impact on me because she helped me with writing my college essays.”
Daniel, Grade 12
“Ms. Arias has left an impact on me because she is generous and understanding and helped me improve my grades.”
Soma, Grade 9
“Both Ms. Hartman and Ms. Siebuhr are the best English teachers I’ve ever had, both are very understanding, very funny, make the class entertaining and I hate English as a subject.”
Alejandro, Grade 11
“Mr. Morrelae is a brilliant AP U.S. History Teacher who does his best to increase our knowledge and make sure we understand the material!”
Hafsa, Grade 11
“My favorite teacher is Mrs. Gutterman. I’ve had her since freshman year and it was also her first year at Cardozo, so I feel like she’s more than just a random teacher to me and lots of others.”
Shari, Grade 11
“Mr. Rivers is an excellent teacher who is funny and is never in a bad mood.”
Demetrius, Grade 11
“My favorite teacher is Mr. DeMarco because he always made chemistry fun, especially the labs which I always struggled with. He always put effort into his labs I had him on the last period of the day and even if chemistry was a difficult class, I was really glad to get a teacher who made the subject simple and fun.
Iffatt, Grade 11
“Ms. Santana lets me do my work late and gives me time to understand everything.”
Tyler, Grade 9
“Mr. O’Neil listens to any problems you need help with and gives good advice. He acts as a good role model too.”
Shania, Grade 11
“Mrs. Bifano was a great teacher who helped me a lot whenever I asked in and out of class.”
Allison, Grade 11
“Mr. Dirico is pretty chill.”
Chace, Grade 9
“Mr. Morreale is a great teacher who ensured I kept up with the material.”
Jonathan, Grade 11
“Mr. Muradyan is a lenient and funny teacher who cares about his students.”
Alicia, Grade 10
“Mrs. Biramian is an extremely sweet teacher who cares about all her current and past students.”
Emma, Grade 11
“Ms. Rodriguez is my favorite teacher because she is helpful.”
Joshua, Grade 9
“Mrs. Gutterman is my favorite teacher at Cardozo because she always encourages me to do my best.”
Priscila, Grade 11
“Dr. Rubenstein is the best bio-med teacher ever.”
Bebak, Grade 10
“Mr. Goldman is a great teacher.”
Aisha, Grade 11
From all of us at The Verdict, thank you to all of the teachers at Cardozo who make our school as amazing as it is.