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Being optimistic is more than a character trait for Chad Donohue—it's a guiding principle and a way of life.

Part of the "Why I Teach" series.

We need to push back against the message that students’ intelligence and appearances are related.

As a student teacher, my mentor Paula told me that the best teachers were lifelong learners. Following her own wisdom, she took fiddle lessons every week. She practiced daily. Be a student—of anything—she said. That way you'll always empathize with those you are trying to teach.For the last three days, I've been learning complex choreographed dances right along with my students. I am being schooled in my mentor's lesson and in dance.

A history class provided an opportunity to expand students’ perspective.

When this teacher asked newly-minted sixth-graders how they want to treat themselves, others and their communities during middle school, paper airplanes made for a creative way for these students to offer answers.