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Educators who have helped us discover our potential for success.

Nawaraj Baskota Nawaraj & Chris at Mijar Village School (taken by another teacher with my camera) Nawaraj Baskota is working to improve the education of the poorest children in Nepal.
ODILE DEWAR Picture of ODILE DEWAR
Pakistani Teacher Humaira Asif Awarded MY HERO Outstanding Educator Award Picture of Pakistani Teacher Humaira Asif Awarded MY HERO Outstanding Educator Award Pakistani Teacher Humaira Asif Awarded MY HERO Outstanding Educator Award for her work with students and MY HERO.
Pat Bolanos Pat Bolanos with student Pat Bolanos founded Key Learning Community to cultivate multiple intelligences.
Paul Cummins Picture of Paul Cummins Paul Cummins has devoted his career to finding ways to provide all children equitable access to a quality education.
Peter Copen Picture of Peter Copen Peter Copen is the founder of iEARN (International Education and Resource Network).
Pythagoras Picture of Pythagoras Pythagoras was a mathematician, philosopher, teacher, mystic and early feminist.
Raden Adjeng Kartini Picture of Raden Adjeng Kartini Raden Adjeng Kartini championed education and civil rights for women in Indonesia.
Ranald MacDonald Picture of Ranald MacDonald Ranald MacDonald was a Native American/Scot wayfarer who helped open up Japan to the West.
Razia Jan Picture of Razia Jan Razia Jan founded Razia's Ray of Hope to improve the lives of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Robert Moses Picture of Robert Moses Robert Moses founded The Algebra Project, which is committed to teaching math literacy.
Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras Picture of Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras uses music to inspire children to learn.
Roberto Arevalo Roberto Arévalo runs The Mirror Project Roberto Arevalo of The Mirror Project teaches kids TV production.
Rowena Gerber Picture of Rowena Gerber Rowena Gerber and her students raise money to send Solar Ovens around the world.
Ruth Simmons Jim Wallace [Public domain] Ruth Simmons was the 18th president of Brown University and the first black president of an Ivy League Institution.
Ruty Hotzen Ruty Hotzen Ruty Hotzen inspires students from around the world through Talking Kites, iEARN.
Salman (Sal) Khan Picture of Salman (Sal) Khan Salman Khan created Khan Academy, a free online educational platform.
Shannon Arnett Shannon Arnett Shannon Arnett impacts her students with her love and excitement for learning.
Sir Ken Robinson Picture of Sir Ken Robinson Sir Ken Robinson is a passionate international advisor on education in the arts.
Susan Elizabeth Blow Picture of Susan Elizabeth Blow Susan Elizabeth Blow was an American educator who founded the first successful public kindergarten school in the United States.
Teachers Picture of Teachers
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Picture of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet created the first school for the deaf and dumb and blind in America.
Tokunbo O. Adebisi My snapshot of Mrs. Tokunbo Adebisi Tokunbo O. Adebisi is a much respected teacher in Nigeria.
Tony Bencivenga Picture of Tony Bencivenga
watching my girlfriend cheat open he cheated on his girlfriend with me
Torey Hayden Picture of Torey Hayden Torey Hayden is a special education teacher, child psychologist and author who devotes her life to helping those left behind.
Valentina Mindoljevic Picture of Valentina Mindoljevic Valentina Mindoljevic is a science teacher who helped to provide aid to women and child refugees in Croatia.
Viola Vaughn Picture of Viola Vaughn Viola Vaughn founded "10,000 Girls" in Senegal, Africa, an organization that empowers girls to maintain an education through peer-to-peer support.
Wendy Gorton Picture of Wendy Gorton Wendy Gorton is an educational technology consultant and Google Certified Teacher.
Wendy Jewell Wendy Jewell Wendy Jewell, a frequent participant in the iEARN Learning Circles project, developed an idea to create a Learning Circle project devoted solely to writing stories, working with digital photography, and creating videos around the theme of My Hero.
Wendy Milette Picture of Wendy Milette Wendy Milette is an innovative educator & filmmaker.
Wyatt Smith Wyatt Smith teaching Wyatt Smith makes a deal with his students: Learn Chinese. Go to China.
Yasmine Sherif: Global Educator and Champion for Youth Picture of Yasmine Sherif: Global Educator and Champion for Youth Yasmine Sherif, who leads Education Cannot Wait, is an activist working for the rights of all children and the winner of MY HERO's 2020 Global Educator Award.
 
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