Matt Pegg - An Extraordinary Teacher

I hope Matt Pegg never forgets who he is right now. I believe that he is a leader and is destined to someday move into a leadership position as an administrator. At this moment, he is a classroom Teacher in a leadership position. He is a Role Model of the highest order for other Teachers.

Sometimes when people move into administrative leadership, they lose the compassion they had when they were in the classroom. Matt’s focus is his students. He is extraordinarily focused. I don’t think he could even define the term “status quo” because it is so foreign to him. Matt is constantly creating new opportunities for children to grow. He pays attention to each student with an individualistic compassion that is rare.

A small change in a child's life creates a big change in the world. The students in Mr. Pegg's Class are involved in change.

I had the personally enriching experience of working with Matt in the classroom last year at West Hertel Academy, Buffalo School #94. The Youth With A Purpose Relationship Mentoring Program can change lives. The YWAP Program only works well when we partner with Teachers like Matt. He is intuitively sensing the needs and moods of his students. He will rearrange the classroom to create a more conducive learning environment. Matt will give individual attention to a student who is not quite in a participatory mood for a YWAP Leadership Lesson. That is the beauty of collaboration. Disturbances that disrupt the students focus are kept at a minimum.

The YWAP Director is probably the only Mentor in the world who served detention and it happened in Mr. Pegg's Class.  The YWAP Director did not wear his School Uniform and the students noticed. They said they would get detention if they didn't wear their uniform. I told Mr. Pegg to write me up and he did. I served Detention in silence. Mr. Pegg is probably the only Teacher in the history of the world that wrote a Detention Slip for a Mentor!

World History - A Mentor's Detention Slip for the Reflection Room.

Youth With A Purpose is a better organization because of Matt Pegg. He takes time out of his own schedule to tutor the YWAP Director on video making. One of the videos that Matt helped make was used as a teaching module in Riverside High School. Character education delivered through peer influence via the Internet is powerfully motivating. YWAP is indebted to Matt for helping us reach more young people with a message of positive peer influence.  The following link will lead you to one of the videos that Matt helped us with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe1y8tnoNWA 

West Hertel Academy is filled with excellent Teachers along with a top notch Principal. Mrs. Poles walks the halls with an empathetic compassion. She seems to look through the discipline problem at hand and sees a wounded heart that is causing the disturbance. She ministers to the wounded heart with a discipline that grows good character. She is patient in the face of adversity and allows forgiveness to rule the day. Both Mrs. Poles and Mr. Pegg are like trees who soak up the feelings of the children who surround them.

During Detention, a student brought me some grapes. Mr. Pegg's Class is like a vine full of students. He gives attention to each grape. Bruised fruit can become sweeter when handled properly. Students are healed through Matt's compassion.

It is exhilarating to look forward to another school year knowing that there are many Teachers like Matt Pegg who will be guiding our children. We are grateful that we can partner with compassionate people who are creating a better future for our children. 

 From all the YWAPsters to The Peggster: Thank you for who you are!

Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody.

"Find new ways, 

  in as many ways, 

    in more excellent ways, 

      on all of your days, 

        to show love." 

Bob Kuebler
YWAP Director

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