Carrie Flesner: A Person Who Deserves the Jefferson Award The reason that youth need a good mentor is so today's citizens have a better chance of a safe and happy future. The Multiplying Good organization is an organization that looks at the positive side of people and awards them for it. Someone who deserves the Jefferson Award is Carrie Flesner. This person is a fourth-grade teacher who teaches In MilwaukeeThe subjects Carrie Flesner teaches mainly math but teaches all other lessons as well. Carrie Flesner has helped children achieve their goals. Some reasons why Carrie Flesner deserves the Jefferson award are the children she has taught always say that she made it fun, Carrie Flesner even goes out of her way to help special needs, …show more content…
Carrie Flesner can take her students' knowledge and either learn from it or prove it wrong both in a polite way. When talking about emerging leaders, Penn State University says, “All leaders – but especially emerging leaders – need to have the desire to learn as well as encourage their teams to learn. Fostering this kind of learning culture can only have positive effects, such as improved employee engagement, happiness, and retention.” (Leadership and Children, 2023). The reason why this is important is that it is a characteristic of leadership and a characteristic that more people should have. This characteristic can help youth have a sense that their voice matters and is heard, and then, one of my personal experiences is when she said, “I will take that into consideration,” This was important because it showed that she heard my words and learned from them, this proves why my reason of why she deserves the Jefferson award is a valid reason. Another person said this about their personal experience, my parents said, “I remember she always had her eyes on us and when she didn't she told us that she would be back in a moment.” This proves my reason because it showed that she did listen to my parents and not just me. This characteristic can have long-term effects because she is showing children how to lead people