Tears filled the eyes of Victoria Shears once she took the stage at Weaver High School after she was announced as the Hartford Public Schools 2021 Teacher of the Year Thursday evening.
“This year has shown us just how strong and resilient our Hartford students are. It has shown us how flexible and willing families are, and it’s shown us just how resourceful and creative our wonderful Hartford teachers are,” Shears, a resource teacher at S.A.N.D School, said. “My biggest takeaway from this pandemic, and especially from this school year, is that school is more than just four walls with the goal of academics.