Here are quotes from what people are saying about my teaching. I encourage you to speak personally to all of my administrators and mentors. I look forward to bringing my energy and enthusiasm to your school and meeting with you in person.

                                                                       ~Andrew Herrick

"As a teacher of over 30 years, I have had the pleasure of working with a good many student teachers over my years in the classroom. Some have shown promise, others not so much. Andrew is perhaps as skilled and well oriented as anyone with whom I have ever worked in this context. He is new at this thing called teaching, but is beyond ready to step into a position wherein he will have the responsibility for fostering growth in the young people with whom he works. I could not recommend him more highly."

                                                                                                                                                                                                   -Dan Flerlage (Student Teaching Supervisor)
"Any school would be lucky to have Andrew as part of their team. I would grab him before someone else does."

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                -Jimmy Karlan (Masters advisor)
"For many of my students, traditional academics present a challenge. Andrew has helped open these children’s eyes to new possibilities for themselves and their future. Andrew is very aware of the issues that many of our students face on a daily basis. He treats each student with the utmost respect and gently guides him or her to make good decisions for their lives. He listens to his students and doesn’t just talk to them. It is a joy to see my students become so involved and excited with Andrew’s lessons. I have also learned a great deal from him myself."

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        -Becky Benedict (Murdock Middle School para-professional)
"Andrew's ingenuity and creativity to teach the lesson with those specific 4 stations and his on the fly choices of where and when to gather his students at the beginning and end of class, reveal his mature educator and leadership skills. Andrew's respect for and rapport with his students is notable, as is his love for his subject matter and his effectiveness as teacher."

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       -David Ruth (Student Teaching Mentor)
 "One of the most under rated aspects of teaching may be one’s ability to set a class tone that affords real learning. Andrew seems to have a natural awareness regarding the gifts associated with diversity, and has a knack for encouraging openness, tolerance, respect, and self-motivation. Some of this is through modeling, some the result of his genuine way of interacting with his students."

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            -Dan Flerlage (Student Teaching Supervisor)
"My son absolutely loved having Andrew as a teacher. Andrew has inspired my son to pursue a career in environmental studies through his energetic teaching of the subject."

                                                                                                                                                                                                  -Becky Benedict (Murdock Middle School para-professional)
"Students cheered when they had identified a soil correctly. This follow-up to the lab activity was really well done with many students speaking and all engaged in the class discussion. Some student explanations were extremely insightful. The mistaken ideas were treated with respect -- Andrew gently revealed the evidence that was overlooked. Students appeared very satisfied with their efforts."

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      -David Ruth (Student Teaching Mentor)
"Running this 3-acre farm is a significant accomplishment for anyone and especially for a student who is also achieving excellent marks in his courses and who was also highly involved in other campus clubs and organizations.  The word “multi-tasker” certainly applied to Andrew!" (from 2012)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -Mark Starrett (Advisor from UVM)
When asked if I design learning activities which foster questioning, open-ended investigations, the development of cooperative group skills, and promote practice in decision making and problem solving, Dan Flerlage wrote:

"This is who Andrew is…. It is the way he sees his role as teacher and has already demonstrated a well-developed capacity to build his lessons and curriculum around this core perspective."
"The lab was set up as a challenge for students to identify each of the 5 "mystery" soils. When all groups were finished, Andrew led a group discussion on site to share various student hypotheses and explanations. Students were riveted to Andrew's elegant and earthy methods including picking out a telling clue from the muck to reveal a correct answer."

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          -David Ruth (Student Teaching Mentor)