WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.920 [Music] 00:00:07.920 --> 00:00:12.017 I'm Cathy Cluck. I am an AP history teacher at  Westlake High School. 00:00:12.503 --> 00:00:19.520 I think Cathy Cluck could be Educator of the Year every single year but i think what she did this year in these circumstances   00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:25.760 with starting the year off and taking history on  the road going to where history actually happened,   00:00:25.760 --> 00:00:27.593 it doesn't get any better than that. 00:00:27.593 --> 00:00:37.600 It's been such a fun experience to watch Cathy go through and just bring so much joy to the kids. Kind of felt like the magic school bus with Ms Frizzle   00:00:37.600 --> 00:00:45.347 doing her like crazy trips in this pandemic to  help our kids continue to learn and she just, gosh, what a rockstar!  00:00:45.434 --> 00:00:50.180 Not only does she really really really care about her students and it's like very obvious to see 00:00:50.180 --> 00:00:54.400 but also she really really cares about history like isn't just good 00:00:54.400 --> 00:00:59.462 at teaching it but loves it and that makes  her so much better as a teacher 00:00:59.462 --> 00:01:09.471 I think everyone could learn from Ms Cluck how a good attitude will make everything go better for you 00:01:09.471 --> 00:01:17.040 I love how she is just so selfless you can tell that  she's going to try to make your experience in the   00:01:17.040 --> 00:01:20.668 classroom and your experience knowing her the best  it can be 00:01:20.668 --> 00:01:30.160 I think that my ability to build relationships with students in the classroom is the thing that I'm most proud of as a teacher   00:01:30.160 --> 00:01:35.161 I think students connect with Cathy because  they see how much she cares about them 00:01:35.161 --> 00:01:40.428 I think they have a great time in her class. They learn a  ton but they know she's genuine and real 00:01:40.428 --> 00:01:48.316 I think they probably connect with her the same way I do. I mean, she's outgoing, she's happy, she laughs, she has fun  00:01:48.316 --> 00:01:52.160 I think most students who had her would  agree that they're better off for having her and I   00:01:52.160 --> 00:01:56.542 think most people who meet her would agree they're  better off in this life for having met her as well 00:01:56.542 --> 00:02:06.480 [Music]