Editor’s Note: This story was one of the first Teachers of NJ stories we ever ran on the Teachers’ Lounge. It was one of…

Ashley Navalany, 7th Grade History at Patrick Healy Middle School, East Orange “In high school I wasn’t the best student. I was very…

Deb Johnson   Ridgeway Elementary School, Manchester, 2nd Grade    “When I was in second grade, I had teachers that really inspired me and…

Andrew Ferrie Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School 1st through 5th Grade General Music and Director of 5th Grade Chorus, Color Guard Coach. …

Terri Lewis-Pasqualetto Preschool through 4th grade guidance counselor, Clara B Worth School in Bayville “I work with over 500 children. I have built some…

Alan Jaeger, Toms River Intermediate School East (retired) I taught art for 38 years, and all of those years at the same exact…

Amanda Gagnon Village School, West Windsor, Speech Language Specialist Amanda (Left): “I work with children with special needs. They have an IEP, and…

NJ Teachers’ Lounge is excited to continue its Teachers of New Jersey series in 2018. This editorial series is curated by photojournalist, Gregory Andrus,…

NJ Teachers’ Lounge is excited to continue its Teachers of New Jersey series in 2018. This editorial series is curated by photojournalist, Gregory Andrus,…

End of year reflections from Teachers of New Jersey writer, Gregory Andrus… When I started Portraits of the Jersey Shore 27 months ago, I…