Ferry Educator Named A Top Teacher by Metro Parent

James Fisher has been a teacher for 21 years and this year's class nominated him for the award with the Metro Parent magazine.

James Fisher teaches the 4/5 Magnet program at Ferry Elementary School. It's his first year at Ferry—a change he finally made when he realized there would never be a good time to leave his former school, Monteith Elementary. Earlier this school year, Fisher noticed his students whispering and energetic one day at lunch. They were clearly "up to something," Fisher said, laughing now as he came to understand they were working together to nominate him for Metro Parent's Top Teacher Award. Being nominated, Fisher said, was an honor in itself. Then about two weeks ago, he received notification that he was one of the five chosen teachers from Michigan out of hundreds nominated. "To be nominated by students is such an honor," Fisher said. "It's …

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