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George Acosta
Santa Monica High School
Santa Monica, CA

Geneviève DeBose
Gompers Middle School
South Central Los Angeles, CA

Joy Kraft-Watts
Venice High School
Venice, CA

Nate Monley
Ford Boulevard Elementary
East Los Angeles, CA

Maurice Rabb
99th St. Accelerated School
South Central Los Angeles, CA

Andrew Glass
(TEACH)
Rosewood Elementary
West Hollywood, CA

 

 

 Andrew Glass

"I know deep inside that I'm where I'm supposed to be." - Andrew
Andrew Glass, 31, Rosewood Elementary, West Hollywood, CA

Andrew is an advocate for his kids. As a student, he had been an outsider and never really fit in to the system. Now he teaches Special Education to 3rd, 4th and 5th graders with the mission of helping those kids who have been left behind. In TEACH, we watch Andrew make tough, life-changing decisions in the best interest of his students. We see firsthand the impact that one passionate, caring and devoted teacher has on the life of a child.
Hometown
Born in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California. Then moved to Los Angeles.
What do you teach?

Special Education. 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades.

Why and how did you become a teacher?

I became a teacher because it's a calling. I've always had a passion for working with people and helping them. I started as a volunteer in kindergarten, then went to a middle school, and then applied to become a teacher.

Through my own personal struggles, I wanted to help the kids who didn't fit in and were marginalized by mainstream society.
What did you encounter in your first year of teaching?

There is a level of bureaucracy that you encounter when you teach, especially when you teach Special Education. There are laws and protocol you have to learn and follow when handling this particular population of students. You have to accept that it is going to be a challenge. Learning how to control your class is also a key obstacle you're going to have to overcome in your first year.
After The First Year

Andrew returned to teaching Special Education at Rosewood Elementary. He was also accepted into the Masters program for Special Education at Cal State LA.

Note: Andrew appears in TEACH, the 35-minute recruitment film.

You can email Andrew at: teacherglass@yahoo.com


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