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4 CLICK-WORTHY All the web news 10 PROFILE Jack Theis on indigenous life 14 STEPPING UP Sneaker heads outfit students 16 MICHELADA:30 It’s about that time 20 UNFORGETTABLE Middle-school teachers of the year

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Home price snapshot The most affordable homes have increased in value faster than those in higher price ranges across the United States over the past 10 years, according to an analysis from Zillow. In the Dallas area, the lowest home-price tier has an average cost of $194,484, up 9.5% in February 2021 from the previous year. In the middle tier, the average home now costs $278,295, up 8.9% from last year. And in the top tier, the average cost of $445,949 is up 8.6%.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE EXHIBIT Kessler Park United Methodist Church mounted “Say Their Names Memorial,” a tribute to Americans who have died “because of the systemic racism that is imbedded in our nation’s systems of government and policing.” The exhibit contains 215 images of people who’ve been killed because of racism throughout United States history. It’s on display at the entrance to the church’s sanctuary at 1215 Turner Ave., through the end of May. Learn more at kpumc.org/saytheirnames.

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MSNBC junkies who’ve followed the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin know civil rights attorney David Henderson. Henderson is a partner in Ellwanger Law Equal Rights Attorneys, whose office is in the Oak Cliff Bank Tower. He’s appeared as an expert throughout the court case of the officer accused of killing George Floyd on May 25, 2020. The former prosecutor appeared on MSNBC in June 2020, reacting to suspects being indicted in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, who was murdered while jogging in rural Georgia. Since then, he’s become a regular commenter for the network on legal topics around senseless violence against Black people in America.

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EDUCATION NEWS

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FOUNDATION exceeded its annual fundraising goal with more than $150,000 raised during its scholarship campaign. Since its inception, the foundation has awarded more than $200,000 in academic scholarships to graduating seniors and alumni and provided financial support for outdoor education, graduation ceremonies and improvements to campus facilities.

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TYLER STREET CHRISTIAN ACADEMY will close at the end of this school year after 49 years in business. The school cited declining enrollment, necessary building repairs and loss of revenue from canceled fundraising events as reasons for the closure. The pre-K-through-12 school had several high-achieving sports teams over the years. In 1994, for example, the boys’ basketball team won the state championship with then-sophomore Kenyon Martin, who went on to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft and have a 15-year career in the league.

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DISD HAS A PLAN TO REPLACE most out-of-school suspension sentences with terms at “reset centers,” staffed by highly trained teachers, counselors and mentalhealth clinicians, in hopes of finding the root causes of behavioral problems.

In the 2019-20 school year, 51.66% of out-of-school suspensions were given to African American students, and 43.97% were given to Hispanic students. The district’s population is almost 70% Hispanic and 24% Black.

White students make up less than 6%.

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DALLAS POLICE MADE AN ARREST in a horrific animal-abuse

case in which a man was caught on surveillance video beating and torturing puppies to death in a remote area of southeast Dallas. The cameras are there because of the Dowdy Ferry Animal Commission, whose founders include lifelong Oak Cliff resident Jeremy Boss.

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bar will close May 30 after seven years in business on Beckley Avenue between Zang and Colorado.

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A 21-YEAR-OLD MIGUEL DELEON is accused of killing his cousin, who was the passenger in his vehicle, while shooting at people in another car. Deleon initially told police that three people in another car shot at their vehicle at close range. Deleon also pulled his cousin’s body out of his truck and left him on the side of the road, the affidavit states. Deleon, who was in jail with bail set at $500,000, is also awaiting trial on an aggravated assault charge related to a shooting in February 2019.

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home in Richardson,” owner Victor Hugo says. “As many are aware, the pandemic took a heavy toll on the restaurant industry, and our family-owned business held on as long

WELLNESS

By AMANDA STEED

Inner observances Us i n g t h e En n ea g ra m a s a to o l fo r g row t h

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he Enneagram has become quite popular in the past five years, with its nine basic personality types. What makes the Enneagram different is that a person’s dominant type is completely determined by their motivation, not their behavior. All of our personality characteristics don’t necessarily determine our Enneagram type because it always goes back to the why of our choices. This makes it an incredible tool for observing ourselves and bringing awareness to our behavior.

The question I’m asked most often is, “I know my type, now what do I do with it?” That is such a good question because simply knowing your type does not actually bring any change. There are essential ways that learning our Enneagram type opens us up to growth and transformation if we are ready.

NONJUDGMENTAL OBSERVATION

For most of us, practicing curiosity can make us aware of tendencies that we don’t love to see.

We may realize that we are serving others in order to get something in return. Or maybe we think we are being vulnerable in our relationship when what we are really doing is using transparency as

“Condemnation or criticism has a difficult time standing next to curiosity.”

INVITING CURIOSITY

When was the last time you really stopped and wondered why you do what you do? Or why your partner, friend or co-worker does what they do? The practice of becoming more curious about ourselves and others opens us up and expands our perspectives in the best way possible. Condemnation or criticism has a difficult time standing next to curiosity. They aren’t very compatible. When we invite curiosity into our day-to-day lives, we automatically communicate to our minds that we are going to be less critical.

a shield so that we never have to be vulnerable. Whatever tendency floats to the top, the practice of the Enneagram encourages us to participate in nonjudgmental observation – noticing these tendencies and bringing it back to curiosity.

This is an incredibly helpful tool to sharpen on a regular basis. The less judgment we hold for ourselves, the less judgment we will have toward the people we love and the environments we operate in. When

judgment takes up less space, then we can fill that space with something more joyful, less heavy and more inviting.

PRACTICING COMPASSION

Compassion in this context is a feeling of deep empathy, understanding where someone is coming from and bringing your consciousness near to the pain or difficulty that others are experiencing.

Learning about why we do what we do, getting curious about it and then suspending judgment opens an opportunity to practice compassion. Practicing compassion improves our relationships across the board and creates space for connection and understanding. Every relationship in our lives – from the one we have with ourselves, to the relationship with the person bagging (or delivering) our groceries – is made richer and more connected when we bring a compassionate perspective to the table.

The Enneagram has been used in many ways by many people over the years, but my biggest desire as a therapist is to witness people use it as a tool to completely transform the way they see the world and their relationships.

AMANDA STEED is a therapist, Enneagram teacher and coach who lives in Oak Cliff. To learn more about working with her in a therapy or coaching setting visit www.amandasteed.com.

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CA L L O F A N C ESTO RS Jack Theis comes back to Métis ›

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ack Theis used to sit on the hardwood floor of his parents’ Oak Cliff bedroom poring over documents, photos and family trees, tracing his genealogy into the 19th century and earlier.

“It said my family was from Manitoba, and I was just this 8-year-old kid in Texas, and I was like, ‘Where in the world is Manitoba?’” he says.

That family history is part of what drew him to the French language. He learned to speak French at Bishop Dunne Catholic School, and he be-

came fluent, so he enrolled at Inalco University in Paris.

“I had such an incredible education at Bishop Dunne, and I was already speaking French, so I decided why not?” he says.

While living in France, he also spent a few months in Romania, where his mom’s people came from, and he started learning about Romanian and Hungarian culture and languages.

He also cites his Catholic-school education for what happened next.

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called to the “vocation” of becoming a priest or nun.

“They talk about it in this divine way,” Theis says. “It’s a call from God, basically.”

That’s how it felt when, at 21 and in his third year of university, Theis says he was called “specifically to North American soil.”

He dropped out and moved to Minneapolis, where there is a large and active Native American population.

He held two jobs while applying to colleges in Canada, and in his

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An example of traditional Métis beadwork by Jack Theis. He learned the craft as a way to be closer to his indigenous culture and help keep the practice vibrant.

free time, he gave his energy to the indigenous-language revitalization movement, as well as protests, vigils, public lectures, film festivals and medicine-garden teachings.

Now he lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where his ancestors were part of the Red River Settlement.

Theis identifies as Anishinaabe and is a member of the Manitoba Métis Federation. Métis are indigenous people who are of mixed European ancestry, an ethnicity with origins in the fur-trading industry of that region, beginning around the mid-1700s.

He was working in a coffee shop in the St. Boniface neighborhood of Winnipeg when he overheard two people discussing a film they were casting.

They needed a male lead who was indigenous and had the right look.

He said, “Well, I’m Métis.”

The casting director said, “You are?” and her eyes got really big, he says.

By the time she got her phone out to snap a picture to show the film’s director, Theis had taken his hair down and struck a pose.

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his mom is Tammy Theis, a former Dallas Morning News fashion writer who also was a photoshoot stylist and owned a modeling agency in Dallas.

He got the part.

The film, Ste. Anne, was written and directed by Rhayne Vermette and premiered at the 2021 Berlinale Film Festival.

That brought his story full circle, in a way, because the film is an homage to Paris, Texas, the 1984 Wim Wenders movie set in the Lone Star State.

Theis, whose dad is Oak Cliff resident Joel Theis, is 28 and graduates from the University of Manitoba soon with a degree in native studies and a minor in native languages. He likely will move back to Minneapolis after graduation to pursue a full-time career as an artist and devote himself to activism and language revitalization rather than going to grad school.

“It’s what gives me the most joy, working with my hands, making things,” he says. “It’s what comes most naturally to me. I love researching and reading and writing, but I feel the need to specialize in visual art.”

KNOW A NEIGHBOR: JACK THEIS MÉTIS BEADWORK was traditionally women’s work, but Theis learned it as a way to grow closer to the culture and help keep the tradition vibrant. He learned it mostly from Winnipeg-based artist Katherine Boyer, and he incorporates it into his own artwork.

FRENCH was Theis’ second language, but it wasn’t his last. He also speaks Romanian, learned some Mandarin at Bishop Dunne and can get by in Spanish or German. He’s also learning the native language Ojibwe, which he says is the most difficult tongue he’s studied.

“I don’t know when I will become a proficient speaker of Ojibwe, but I just know that it’s going to happen at some point, and I’m going to do everything I can to teach it and pass it on to other people, or to make content in Ojibwe.”

EVEN THOUGH Theis has been fluent in French for many years, the French he speaks is not the same as what’s spoken in Canada, so he had to work with a dialect coach to learn to speak like a Manitoban for the movie, which is mostly in French with English subtitles.

HE HAPPENED into his role in Ste. Anne, and his acting resume also includes his days at the Dallas Children’s Theater and the one time he was an extra in a film in Paris. He says it would be fun to pick up more small acting roles, but it’s not a path he’s pursuing actively.

ACTIVISM for indigenous people has been a big part of Theis’ adult life, and he credits his fellow Dallas native Erykah Badu as the person who inspired him to become political as a kid.

WHAT HE MISSES ABOUT TEXAS “The hardest part about Winnipeg is not the cold. It’s the radically different food culture,” he says. Tex-Mex food, paletas, pan dulce, fried chicken, greens, homemade mac and cheese, cornbread and chicken-fried steak are on his homesick list, along with the coconut cream pie from Norma’s Café.

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K I DS W I T H T H E K I C KS Pasos for Oak Cliff gives sneakers and confidence JESSE ACOSTA AND ALEJANDRA ZENDEJAS played the high-end sneaker marke t for the benefit of Oak Cliff kids.

Acosta, 26, is a teacher at Kimball High School, and he is also an alumnus of that school. Ever y now and then in his early teaching career, he would o v e r h e a r a s t u d e n t m a k i n g f u n o f a c l a s s m a t e ’s clothes and shoes. And in his first year of teaching,

he had one student whose soles were coming loose from the bottoms of his shoes, but he was unsure of how to approach the situation. “ Those same students who were picked on for the shoes they were wearing, they tended to sit at the back of the class,” he says. “Quiet, no confidence.

S o I decided I wanted to do some thing.”

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nerds,” who collect rare Nikes, mostly.

In August 2020, they started Pasos for Oak Cliff to raise money and buy shoes for kids who need them.

Instead of doing straight-up crowdfunding, they had the idea to give away a highly sought pair of sneakers to one person who donated.

T heir original goal with that first fundraiser was $1,050 to buy 35 pairs of shoes. They were giving away a pair

of Air Jordan 1s in University o f No r t h C a r o l i n a b a b y b l u e , a shoe that retails for about $ 1 6 0 b u t c a n go f o r $ 6 0 0 o n the resell marke t.

The giveaway wound up raising over $4,600, and they bought 150 pairs of shoes. But they still had a waitlist, so they started working on the next one.

“I feel like it was G od and luck,” he says.

The person who won a pair of Yeezys in the second giveaway in September donated them back for another giveaway.

In four months, the y raised enough to buy 577 pairs of shoes for kids in Dallas.

“It was a very quick come-up, I guess you could say, and we we r e d e fi n i t e l y n o t e x p e c t i n g this to happen so fast,” Acosta says.

Now they’re filing for nonprofit status with the Internal Revenue S er vice.

They buy shoes themselves at Nike outlets and other discount stores, paying around $30 per pair.

“If it’s a shoe that we wouldn’t we ar, then we’r e not going to buy it,” he says.

Acosta’s interest in sneakers began when he was made fun of in middle school for wearing Shaq’s, Shaquille O’Neal’s shoes for Ske tchers, to school.

But it was after mee ting Z endejas, a sneaker connoisseur since childhood, when he became more serious about the h o b b y. T h e y o w n a b o u t 6 0 0 pairs of shoes be tween them.

Acosta graduated from the Un i ve r s i ty o f Te x a s at A u s t i n and then did a year with AmeriCorps.

After that, he was accepted to Teach for America, and that ’s

how he wound up back at his a l m a m a t e r. H e ’s n o w i n h i s third year at Kimball, where he teaches U.S. Histor y.

“I really wanted to teach stud e n t s t h e h i s t o r y t h e y d i d n’ t find in the book and teach students to ge t involved in their c o m m u n i t y,” h e s a y s . “A n d I wanted to give back to the school that I went to.”

He and Z endejas, 25, both grew up in Oak Cliff. Her home school was also Kimball, but she went to Trini Garza Early College High School at Mountain View.

T hen the y both went to UT at the same time, where she was the president of the camp u s LU L AC c h a p t e r. He o n c e messaged her about the chapter on Twitter, but he could never make it to their mee tings.

Then a few years ago, she rep l i e d t o h i s Tw i tt e r c o m m e n t about local Dallas politics, and their friendship grew from there.

After a story about them aired o n W FA A l o c a l n e w s , A c o s t a and Zendejas received a call from the Drew Barrymore Show, which featured them in an episode in December.

Earlier this year, they received $5,000 from Amazon to buy shoes for kids in Dallas, Austin and San Antonio.

They plan to give away at least 500 shoes this summer and 500 more in December, but so far, it’s looking like they will exceed the goal. “ We acknowledge that shoes are not the most important t h i n g i n t h e w o r l d ,” h e s ay s .”

“But we definitely see how they change students’ confidence just by having a new, good pair of shoes.”

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food

The drip is real with spicy and sweet chamoy rim dip from Vuelve a la Vida. The upstart’s michelada cart comes with ceviche floaters, left, and all manner of over-the-top fixin’s.

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MaryJesse Muñoz and Mica Sanchez started Vuelva a la Vida in September. Muñoz is a caterer, and Sanchez is a nurse practitioner with a restaurant legacy.

M I C H E L A DA T I M E Vuelve a la Vida breathes life into a classic Story by RACHEL STONE | Photography by KATHY TRAN

MICAELA SANCHEZ AND MARYJESSE MUÑOZ saw a need for a better michelada.

The cocktail, which traditionally mixes beer with spicy tomato juice, is known for its power to make the morning after more comfor table. “ The mix ever yone uses is Zing Zang, and

why?” Muñoz says. “It doesn’t taste great. But it ’s because there’s nothing else out there.”

Sanchez and Muñoz were just acquaintances, even though they’re 35 and 34 and both grew up in Oak Cliff. When Sanchez had the idea to give michelada mix its day, Muñoz was the first person she thought of.

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Vuelve a la Vida comes in red or green, in 16-ounce bottles or 4-ounce single servings. Find it at Hill Town Liquors, Dan’s Food Store or Tienda Choris.

Mu ñ o z , w h o p r e v i o u s l y h a d a business producing pickles and salsa, is a caterer who was out of work because of the pandemic.

S a n c h e z , a n u r s e p ra c t i t i o n e r, i s part of the family that owns La Calle Doce, and she worked in that restaurant for years. She was a little bored working from home and wanted to do something else on the side.

T h e y s t a r t e d Vu e l v e a l a V i d a in September and did ever ything themselves.

Muñoz came up with the recipes, which are made from fresh ingredients. Besides the standard red version, she also came up with a tomatillo-based green one, which she recommends mixing with mescal.

They decided they needed their own chamoy rim dip for making over-the-top michelada

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concoctions, so Muñoz developed one that is spicy and flavored with watermelon.

Besides that, they designed their own logo and the label, which represents our neighborhood w i t h “ O a k C l i ff , Te x a s ” p r i n t e d prominently on the front.

Vu e l v e a l a V i d a p r o d u c t s a r e av a i l a b l e a t H i l l To w n L i q u o r s , D a n ’s F o o d S t o r e a n d T i e n d a Choris, as well as online. They’ve shipped it to customers all over the country already.

U l t i m a t e l y, t h e y w a n t a m a j o r grocer to pick up the product. The mix comes in 16-ounce bottles that make four cocktails and cost $13.

A 4-ounce single serving costs $4.

The rim dip is $7 and delightfully m e s s y, w i t h a s p r i n k l e o f Ta j i n salt, on anything from Corona to La Croix.

“I want to get this into Spec’s. I want to get it into Goody Goody. I want to get it into Whole Foods,” says Sanchez, who is known as Mica.

Sanchez and Muñoz are working moms. Muñoz has a 4-year-old, and Sanchez has two kids, ages 18 and 4.

Their michelada cart is available to make pos t-vaccine gatherings unique.

The cart comes with the works, including ceviche floaters and all manner of garnishes, such as pickled vegetables, grilled shrimp and beef jerky. It ser ves 15 people for $375, including a ser ver. That doesn’t include alcohol. “ I t ’s p e r f e c t f o r a b a c ky a r d brunch,” Sanchez says.

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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, FUNCTIONAL LIVING SKILLS TEACHER AT HECTOR P. GARCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL Sims is from Seattle, and she moved to Dallas four years ago, after completing a master’s degree, for a change of pace.

She says she loves it here. The 34-year-old teaches special education and previously worked in early childcare.

the middle years

The kings and queens of teaching tweens “Middle school will be the best years of your life,” said no one ever. Elementary school is innocent and fun. Then, like a pimple coming to a head overnight, there are fashion choices, passing periods and more difficult academic concepts, not to mention the transition into puberty. It’s a time to get through, but middle-school educators choose to live in it every day. Meet these campus teachers of the year whose compassion helps our awkward ducklings fly the nest.

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HOW SHE KNEW SHE WANTED TO BECOME A TEACHER I knew in elementary school. My teachers had a huge impact on me, and I knew right away that I wanted to provide that same experience for others.

WHY SHE CHOSE SPECIAL EDUCATION The lack of compassion, acceptance and understanding I personally saw while working with children in this area is the No. 1 reason I chose this. As a childcare director, I received calls from parents who were desperate for a program that would accept and could handle their children.

On one occasion, my superiors made the decision that a child with autism was not able to be served by us. I disagreed, but my opinion had no weight in the decision.

On another occasion and in a different location, there was a child in kindergarten who had diabetes. I encountered a very distraught parent who was desperately looking for care for her child. When I told her we could accept him, she didn’t believe it. She continuously verified over a few days. We eventually received her child, and he was such a light and joy to have in our program. There will always be people who can’t see past a “disability.” However, you’ll also have those of us who embrace it.

WHAT’S SPECIAL OR CHALLENGING ABOUT TEACHING MIDDLE SCHOOL There is a level of understanding from both the student and the teacher that allows relationship building. Middle school students are looking for teachers who understand them and will also listen to them. Middle school students are still learning a lot about themselves, so the challenge here is for teachers to recognize

laurence smith

LANGSTON UNIVERSITY, MATH TEACHER AT L.V. STOCKARD MIDDLE SCHOOL Smith, 29, lives in North Oak Cliff and started at Stockard five years ago. He coaches football, track and soccer. This past year was the first time anyone can remember Stockard beating A.W. Browne and W.H. Atwell middle schools — their big rivals — in foorball.

“I know it’s a pandemic, but it was a big deal for us,” Smith says.

HOW HE KNEW HE WANTED TO BECOME A TEACHER I knew in high school. I disliked my math teacher and thought I could do better.

WHY HE TEACHES MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle school is an awkward time. I saw an opportunity to help kids at their most emotionally tumultuous time. I try to let them know it's OK to fail but not OK to quit on yourself.

and embrace that. We may develop a solid relationship with students, but it’s important to remember that these students are still developing relationships with themselves and their peers.

how much teachers work with parents and how we navigate the education world together. The other misconception is that we don’t work hard because we have summers off.

WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT HER CLASSROOM My classroom is calm and welcoming. I’ve established structure and discipline over the years, and that has created a great environment for my students and anyone visiting my classroom. We learn, we have fun and can 100% be ourselves.

ADVICE FOR PARENTS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS Reach out to your child’s teacher prior to entering middle school. Attend the transition nights and ask questions.

Middle school is very different from elementary school. It can be a shock for students and their parents.

MISCONCEPTIONS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT TEACHING The public doesn’t see the full scope of what we do, so they base their opinions of teachers on what they hear in the media.

If the parents of my students were given a platform, the public would clearly see just

A FAVORITE MOMENT IN TEACHING Any time parents and students express their gratitude. I recently had a parent tell me that her son is “super lucky to have you as his teacher.” These acknowledgements can turn a not-sogreat day into a great day!

WHAT’S CHALLENGING ABOUT TEACHING KIDS THAT AGE Just their unsureness about everything. Some kids really have direction, but others are just along for the ride without aim. Some haven't really been given the chance to form their own opinion or even asked about which direction they want to move in life after high school. I like to get that ball rolling and give them ideas of what they can do and the work it will take to achieve their goals. It's like watching brand new boats leave a port to never return.

TEACHERS WHO INFLUENCED HIM So many: Mrs. Sabandal, Ms. Chavez, Ms. Dorce, Ms. Rice, Ms. Todd, Mrs. Minor, Ms. Precht-Rodriguez. Sorry, I know you asked for a teacher.

WAYS HIS TEACHING STYLE HAS CHANGED SINCE THE PANDEMIC I think my whole group instruction

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moves a bit slower. I realize students might be hindered by slow internet connection. I have communicated with students more through message apps like Remind. I have done more parent communication than ever. When a student is absent, it's scary because you don't know what they've been through while they were gone or what struggles they have had to endure.

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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE, INSTRUCTIONAL LEAD TEACHER AT GREINER MIDDLE SCHOOL

ADVICE FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS Pay attention to your kids by having extended conversations with them. Every kid is different. A child's education can take many forms. Encourage your child, no matter what, out loud, verbally.

Little, 34, is from Ohio, where her teaching career began, and she worked in Louisiana before moving to Dallas in 2016. Her husband works in the Dallas ISD central office, and they have twins who are in first grade at N.W. Harllee Early Childhood Center in Oak Cliff. She teaches reading and language arts to students in the afternoons, and she spends her mornings coaching other teachers.

ONE OF HIS FAVORITE MOMENTS IN TEACHING I had a handshake with a student, Linda, who was in my class a few years back. Her dad and I are both into soccer. I saw her at a football game, and she was in full JROTC gear, and she remembered the handshake.

HOW SHE KNEW SHE WANTED TO BECOME A TEACHER As the oldest of seven kids, I developed a teacher’s heart and attitude in helping my younger siblings with homework and chores. However, I formally decided to become a teacher while in college, and that decision was solidified after a

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few years of working with teenagers at a public boarding school in Louisiana.

HOW SHE CHOSE HER TEACHING DISCIPLINE Growing up, my mom would really monitor our TV time so that my siblings and I would be forced to play outside or read. Reading became my playtime and hobby. I became a voracious reader at a young age.

As a result, I loved my English/languagearts classes all throughout my academic career.

WHAT’S CHALLENGING ABOUT TEACHING KIDS THAT AGE Students grow up with a few elementary classroom teachers a year, and then suddenly they are in middle school with maybe eight new teachers. It’s hard to internalize all those new personalities and rules. At the same time, many kids are moving to new schools without their elementary friends. That’s why kindness and compassion are so essential to teaching in the middle school grades.

HOW HER TEACHING STYLE HAS CHANGED SINCE THE PANDEMIC Kids have a hard time speaking in class in an average year, but throw in computer-based learning, and it all becomes much more challenging.

WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT HER CLASSROOM I work hard to develop a discussion-based learning environment.

I want kids to ask questions, debate and find new ways of thinking. I want kids reading and writing throughout a lesson, but I try to incorporate several mini discussions. Kids know that I will always be respectful and engaged with them, and that alone sorts out a lot of classroom management issues.

That was especially true in this crazy year of the pandemic and wintersnowstorm.

A FAVORITE MOMENT IN TEACHING I had an incredible group of struggling readers one year who banded together and decided they were going to succeed at any cost. These kids would refuse brain breaks and even learning games to have more time for modeling and practice.

And together, every single one of those

students passed the STAAR and eighth grade that year. That experience stands out as the most inspiring in my career.

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WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, EIGHTH-GRADE MATH DEPARTMENT CHAIR AT RAUL QUINTANILLA SR. MIDDLE SCHOOL Hillman started at Quintanilla seven years ago after a stint in DeSoto ISD. Originally from Wichita, Kansas, she and her husband married and moved to Dallas nine years ago when his job transferred here.

They have a blended family of seven children, ages 16-28. “I love the content, and I love eighth-graders,” she says of her job. “We know that math is one of the hardest subjects for them, and we know they can all be successful.”

HOW SHE KNEW SHE WANTED TO BECOME A TEACHER For as long as I remember, I wanted to become a teacher. When I first entered college, I majored in physical therapy, but it didn’t feel right, so I changed my major after the first semester.

WHY SHE TEACHES MIDDLE SCHOOL During my work-study program, I was able to work at elementary, middle and high schools, and I knew that middle school was the best fit for me, especially eighth grade. I love the math content of eighth grade and getting students prepared to go to high school.

WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT TEACHING KIDS THAT AGE They’re trying to prepare for high school, and they become very nervous about the transition. It begins to become real to them that they are in the final stages of their schooling and closer to adulthood.

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A TEACHER WHO INFLUENCED HER My middle school math teacher, Mrs. Glaser at Brooks Junior High, was the teacher who influenced me most to become a teacher. She made it look like she enjoyed teaching us so much.

HOW HER TEACHING STYLE HAS CHANGED SINCE THE PANDEMIC It has been very difficult. I can usually see what my students are doing, and that is difficult to do when they are not in front of me or we're maintaining social distance. My use of technology has greatly increased during the pandemic because of the virtual teaching that we’ve had to do.

WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT HER CLASSROOM I have high expectations for all my students, and I don’t let any of them say that they are bad at math. I have them repeat that they are not great at math yet, but they will be by the end of the school year.

MISCONCEPTIONS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT TEACHING People don’t really understand the time that is put into planning lessons for students. Especially now that we are working with students learning virtually as well as in person.

A FAVORITE MOMENT IN TEACHING I think the ones that mean the most to me are when students cry with joy when they pass their STAAR test after they thought they couldn’t do it. I also love when students come back and invite me to their quinceañeras or high school graduations and thank me for helping them to feel confident in themselves.

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HOW SHE KNEW SHE WANTED TO BECOME A TEACHER I knew when I was in elementary school that I wanted to be a teacher. I always loved going to school and enjoyed playing school with my grandfather. I would be the teacher, and he would be the student.

WHY SHE BECAME A BAND DIRECTOR When I was in middle school, I joined the band and instantly knew that I wanted to become a band director.

I enjoyed learning how to play the clarinet and the challenge of learning to play different types of music. When I went to high school, I really enjoyed learning the different marching drills and performing at competitions.

WHY SHE TEACHES MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle school students are the best! These are the years when children begin to develop into the people they will become. I see them grow from young sixth-graders to mature eighth-graders. The transformation through these pivotal grade levels is miraculous, and it is an honor to contribute to their development.

A TEACHER WHO INFLUENCED HER Ms. Jennifer Lloyd was my middle school band director, and seeing her work inspiredme at an early age. I have also had an outstanding mentor, Mr. Lorenzo Parker, for the past five years. He has guided me and molded me into the band director I am today.

HOW HER CLASSROOM IS UNIQUE When a student enters my class, I make sure they know two things. First, that they are valued in my class. Next, all students know that they will learn a skill that they once thought was unachievable. I enjoy getting them excited about learning new things and giving them confidence to showcase what they have learned in a safe environment.

Failure is never an option in my class.

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BAND DIRECTOR AT KENNEDY-CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL Johnson, 42, taught at Pearl C. Anderson Middle School in South Dallas for 10 years, and she thought that’s where she would retire, until that campus closed about seven years ago. Now in her 21st year of teaching, she says she loves Kennedy-Curry. “My big goal was that we go to UIL each year and perform successfully, and to start a jazz band,” she says. Four years ago, the band won “sweepstakes” at UIL competition for the first time in the school’s history. Her husband is also a teacher, in Grand Prairie ISD. They have four children: Carmen, 24, a certified public accountant; Marcus, 17, who is the 2021 valedictorian of Barak Obama Male Leadership Academy and has a full academic ride to the University of Texas at Austin; Madison, 14, who is in the dance cluster at Greiner and was recently accepted to Townview; and Christian, 11, who is in fifth grade at Central Elementary, a DISD school in Seagoville.

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MISCONCEPTIONS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT TEACHING What people don’t see is that we generally work 10- to 12-hour days. Most of our days off turn into hours of planning or training so that we can stay up to date on the most current trends and deliver the best instruction possible.

ADVICE FOR PARENTS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS As a parent of four children, I have always made sure that they know that school is important on all levels. Sometimes when students enter middle school, parents tend to feel like they can relax and not be as involved in their child’s education. I would just encourage parents to stay involved in their child’s school life.

A FAVORITE MOMENT IN TEACHING Any time my students make their first sound on their instrument. I enjoy this the most because they all start from a point of not knowing what to do at all and feeling like they won’t be able to make that first sound.

To see the joy on their faces when they achieve that milestone is the best feeling ever. It never gets old.

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HOW HE CHOSE HIS DISCIPLINE There was a high need for math and science teachers. I loved math and science when I was in school.

WHAT’S CHALLENGING ABOUT TEACHING KIDS THAT AGE The students are going through great physical and hormonal changes. They are confused whether to be a young child or budding teenager.

They are very emotional and temperamental at this age.

TEACHERS WHO INFLUENCED HIM My second-grade math teacher at G. W. Carver Elementary school in West Dallas, who turns out to have been my cousin. In high school, my ROTC instructor, Col. Fish at Plano Senior High School, was a great influencer.

He gave me great focus.

HOW HIS TEACHING STYLE HAS CHANGED SINCE THE PANDEMIC I’m using technology more than ever.

I’m also using resources and teaching strategies I would not normally use when face-to-face teaching.

WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT HIS CLASSROOM When it comes to learning, “ Eve n yo u r m i s t a ke s b e c o m e l e a r n i n g opportunities.”

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DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY, MATH TEACHER AT T.W. BROWNE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Milliner, 62, became a teacher 17 years ago and has been at Browne for three years. He’s from West Dallas but went to high school in Plano and Sherman, and he has three adult children. He says the school gives him a platform to touch a community where he thinks his leadership is needed. “From the principal all the way

MISCONCEPTIONS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT TEACHING People believe teaching is an easy job. They don’t realize our workday is not 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The work continues long after 4 and before 8.

Teachers spends countless hours after school planning, preparing lessons and increasing our content knowledge and teaching skills. down, they make sure the school is safe and clean, and it’s a team effort,” he says.

“I’m so honored to be part of an organization that helps improve the community and people’s lives.”

HIS ADVICE FOR PARENTS OR MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS Show concern and interest in their children’s school and schoolwork through participation.

WHEN HE KNEW HE WANTED TO BE A TEACHER About 40 years ago. Before I became a teacher, I was a corporate trainer. Before becoming a corporate trainer, I was training technicians to become master

A FAVORITE MOMENT IN TEACHING My favorite moments are when a student is happy for achieving success on a task, test or activity. To see that moment of clarity is priceless.

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By ERIC FOLKERTH

Ord i n a r y t i m e H o l i n ess i s i n t h e s m a l l t h i n gs

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s I write these words in midApril, I’m struck by how ordinary the past two Sundays have been. Let me explain.

They followed what used to be a very predictable rhythm: For decades of my life, that’s been our Sunday rhythm. I bet it’s the same for many of you too.

I really don’t need to explain how this ordinary rhythm has been broken for more than a year now. It’s been unsafe to gather indoors at church.

We’ve gotten most of our food to-go.

Even now things are not “normal.”

Our worship was outdoors, and we still sat at distance from others, with masks. At lunch, we sat on a Bishop Arts patio. But even with those qualifications, it was the rhythm that suddenly seemed “normal” again.

I thought about how —Sunday after Sunday of my life— there would have been absolutely nothing unusual about that rhythm. In fact, it would have been so ordinary that I am quite confident I took it for granted. On hundreds of Sundays I haven’t given that predictable pattern a second thought.

But these past two, I’ve soaked in every small detail, noticing the beauty in ordinary things.

The collective cadence of member’s voices, as they recite the Lord’s Prayer.

Their laughter at bad dad jokes. The sparkle in their eyes above their masks. The clatter of lunch plates on a restaurant patio table. Every morsel of tacos melting on my tongue. The sun on the faces of other diners as they enjoyed the budding normalcy.

These average moments took on special depth and feeling. These past two Sundays, these little moments have felt holy.

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told of two disciples walking along the “Road to Emmaus.” It’s after Jesus’ resurrection, and he comes to walk alongside of them. Except — for reasons that are never explained — they don’t recognize that it’s him.

They are depressed and melancholy. But they walk with him anyway, talking about the scriptures. When they get to where they are going, they invite him to stay for a meal.

Luke says that in the moment bread is broken — a normal moment around a normal dinner table — they realize who he is. But the moment this happens, he vanishes from sight.

“Weren’t our hearts on fire when he spoke to us along the road?” they asked.

They look back, and they see things that, from one perspective, were completely ordinary and normal, were in fact, “ holy moments” from another.

This is so for us as well. Even in life’s most ordinary moments, God is there. In the clatter of lunch plates.

The murmur of friend’s voices. The breaking of bread.

We have suffered so much this past year, and we have lost so many experiences, and so much time that can never be recovered. But we can at least resolve to pay attention to the beauty, grace and hope of “ordinary rhythm” as we move forward.

As your world opens back up, keep your eyes open for these kinds of holy moments, when they happen to you too. Don’t miss them.

ERIC FOLKERTH is senior pastor of Kessler Park United Methodist Church. The Worship section is underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the neighborhood businesses and churches listed here. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

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Sunday School 9:30 am / Worship 8:30 am - Chapel 10:50 am - Sanctuary / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org

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S t ay co o l , h o m esc h o o l W H E N PA R E N TS B ECO M E T H E T E AC H E R

D

aniel Knoll turns 30 this May, and he’s finishing his second year as principal of the Momentous School, which most Oak Cliff neighbors still don’ t know about, he says.

T he 101-year-old school, whose campus includes the original Oak Cliff YMCA on Beckle y Avenue at 10th Street, teaches students from pre-K through 12th grades. “Social-emotional learning ” is not a trend for them.

Designed to serve students in Oak Cliff who qualify for free and reduced lunch, the school was founded by the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, the nonprofit behind the Byron Nelson golf tournament, specifically to foc us on the we l l - b ei n g of u n d ers e r ve d children. “ We’re changing the game for education around the city of Dallas and all over the world,” Knoll says. “No one was talking about social-emotional learning 10 y e a r s a go , a n d w e ’ v e b e e n doing it for 100 years.”

Knoll has a master ’s degree in school leadership f r o m S o u t h e r n Me t h o d i s t

U n i v e r s i t y. H i s u n d e rgrad u ate s tu dies at American University focused on peace and conflic t resolution. He was a foreign policy major learning about the Middle East, but many of the concepts can be applied to working with children, he says.

Knoll is a native of Bethesda, Mar yland, and has lived in Dallas since 2013. He and his wife, Caitlyn, who is a t e a c h e r, l i v e i n E l m w o o d .

They are expecting twin girls in June.

TIPS FOR LEARNING AT HOME CELEBRATE THE EFFORT Children are still new at this too. When you get the chance, tell your children how much you appreciate their time and energy.

LET KIDS BE KIDS Children miss their friends. Find ways to provide that social connection. It could be an outside playdate at the park, or a Zoom movie and game night with their friend from class.

BE REALISTIC WITH EXPECTATIONS

Be clear when and for how long your family is available to support the learning. Evenings with your children are sacred time.

LISTEN TO THEIR INTERESTS When you

listen to children and find ways to weave their interests into the learning, you show them that they are seen.

TRUST YOUR INSIGHT Families have

learned so much about their children and how they learn. When you get the opportunity, share with your student’s teachers all the things you’re noticing about your child’s development.

GIVE YOURSELF SOME SLACK Even on the worst days, you’re doing the best you can, and your kids are going to be OK. They’re resilient, and they’re learning resiliency from you.

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415

11.6%

SALES/LIST RATIO

96.7%

2.3%

AVG LIST PRICE

$318,432

13.3%

MEDIAN DAYS ON

19

29.6%

AVG SALES PRICE

$292,718

19.7%

MONTHS SUPPLY

1.8

53.8%

# SOLD LISTINGS

MLS Area 14, North Oak Cliff, Q1 2021: 1/1/21 through 3/31/21. ∆ Q1 2020 vs Q1 2020. Source: NTREIS Trends.

PENDING, Represented Seller

PENDING, Represented Seller

SOLD, Represented Seller

319 N Edgefield Avenue

943 Turner Avenue

106 N Edgefield Avenue

3 BEDROOMS | 3 BATHS | 3,081 SQ. FT. | $899,000

4 BEDROOMS | 3 BATHS | 2,792 SQ. FT. | $680,000

6 BEDROOMS | 5.1 BATHS | 4,847 SQ. FT. | $579,900

Michael Mahon

Susan Melnick

Sherman & Sherman Real Estate Team

214.914.5410 mmahon@daveperrymiller.com

214.460.5565 susanmelnick@daveperrymiller.com

469.767.1823 | dsherman@daveperrymiller.com 214.562.6388 | vsherman@daveperrymiller.com

PENDING, Represented Seller

SOLD, Represented Seller

PENDING, Represented Seller

1735 Michigan Avenue

2536 Marvin Avenue

2647 W 12th Street

4 BEDROOMS | 2.1 BATHS | 2,400 SQ. FT. | $449,000

3 BEDROOMS | 2 BATHS | 1,535, SQ. FT. | $425,000

2 BEDROOMS | 1 BATH | 1,170 SQ. FT. | $287,500

Rob Elmore

Susan Melnick

Michael Mahon

214.770.8885 robelmore@daveperrymiller.com

214.460.5565 susanmelnick@daveperrymiller.com

214.914.5410 mmahon@daveperrymiller.com

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Price and availability subject to change. Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Claim based on sold volume, MLS Area 14.