Teaching Education Appreciation By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alexis Emm “Everyone has a story and everybody has gifts. That’s how I try to teach,” Syracuse City School District teacher Jenniffer Benedetto said. “I educate and inspire with that mindset,...
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Jessica Bruneau
The Meaning of Teaching By Jessica Bruneau | Photography by Alexis Emm Since I was very little, I’d wanted to be a teacher. I played school with my friends, my siblings, my dolls — with anyone willing to sit at a...
Clara Cedeno
Finding Yourself with Food By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alexis Emm “I never see anything that I do as a waste of time,” Clara Cedeno said, “because once you start seeing things as a waste of time, you start...
Michael Norton
Teaching Respect By Mary Beth Roach | Photography by Alexis Emm In both his personal and professional life, Mike Norton has championed the cause of respect for women. Now a sergeant with the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, Norton grew up...
Dress for Family Success
Not-So-Typical Family Photos By Meg Sprague | Photography by Alexis Emm Photos stop time. In freeze-frames, they keep our children young forever and the future familiar with past generations. They’re a way of introducing the world to people we care...