Teaching duo Mark and Helen Levy love teaching at St. John’s
School of Education and say they both decided to pursue teaching
because of their desire to help their students achieve and succeed,
“Teaching at St. John’s is wonderful because we get to work with
outstanding and caring educators and students.”
The husband and wife team teach several undergraduate courses
and believe that their collaborative teaching style is a unique
approach that engages students and allows them to focus attention
on more students, “I believe in caring about the students and feel
that this will help them succeed. Caring about those you
teach will lead to them to do the same for those they teach” said
Professor Helen Levy.
Recently, both professors were selected by the Queens campus
Student Government as Co-Outstanding Professors of the Year from
The School of Education. Mark and Helen believe one of the largest
benefits of teaching at St. John’s is the generous support from
administrators and faculty: “The administration and faculty in The
School of Education are the most caring professionals I have ever
met. Everyone is always available to help students with their
educational decisions and personal life situations. The
values and ideals of the school make it a wonderful place to grow
as a person and educator; give back to the young adults who want to
become educators; and continue to learn.”
The Levy’s both agree that future educators should always
encourage their students to think outside the box and set high
expectations for themselves, “Teachers should always promote
inquiry, have high expectations for students and generate thinking
by asking higher level questions. Additionally, always remember to
care about your students.”
Professor Mark Levy continues to serve as a model of effective
teaching strategies and is genuinely interested in the success of
his students. He believes this approach to teaching is the most
productive, “The School of Education graduates are the most
prepared and qualified teachers that I have seen in my years as an
educator.”