dents say they are continuously
challenged.
"She is the best teacher I ever
had," said student Dana Katz, 9.
"I want to go to school every day."
That's a change from previous
years, said Dana's mother,
Rhonda Katz. "[Mrs. Harris]
makes it fun. She puts a lot of
time into it. Her whole life is
these kids."
Mrs. Harris, a longtime mem-
ber of Temple Israel, uses tech-
nology and interactive activities
to make learning relevant and
fun for students.
"I know what kids like and I
know how to sell it," said Mrs.
Harris, the mother of two grown
daughters. "I will do anything to
light a fire under a kid."
A few weeks ago that meant
allowing her students to learn
about their favorite celebrity by
becoming him or her for a day
and sharing what that person's
life is like with the rest of the
class. She called the activity
"celebrity closeup."
For Dana, it meant donning
an apron and long dress and pre- with the latest educa- Dodie Harris: "I will
do anything to light
tending she was cooking guru tional software and learn a fire under a kid."
lessons
through
interac-
Julia Child for a day.
"It's fun," Dana said. So far, tive video.
They also learn a little
it's been her favorite activity all
about Jewish history.
year.
A tough choice, considering Mrs. Harris' students
that Mrs. Harris' 22 students read Number the Stars,
write reports on computers, work the award-winning Lois
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friendship between a
Christian and Jewish
girl during the Holo-
caust.
"I don't leave at 4
p.m., and I don't come
in at 9 a.m.," Mrs.
Harris said. "It is so
much more than just
grading papers."

Said Hillside's media special-
ist Marilyn Hersh, "Her stu-
dents know emotionally, as well
as intellectually, that she knows
they can be successful. She ac-
cepts nothing less than success,
and she is willing to devote
whatever it takes to help a stu-
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