I am so happy to see Essel recognized for her expertise and commitment to children. I got to work with her for many years and never saw her have a bad day or bad moment! Our children loved her classes and her instruction, and we felt lucky to work beside someone who provided such an example of positivity and good teaching. Thank you for this very nice piece about someone special. Reply
Congratulations, Essel! This is a lovely article, and I appreciate reading about your insights as an immigrant yourself. No wonder you touch everyone who works with you. You share so beautifully your love of music and love of children with our school community. How blessed we are to have you at Annandale Terrace Elementary School! Reply
A wonderful teacher & amazing coworker to have! Such a wonderful article spotlighting how critical the arts are to our students & what a difference it makes to have a positive & reflective music teacher like Essel. Congrats… it’s a joy to work with you! Reply
I had Mrs.Linton back in 2006-2010, as a College student now I can look back and say she was a teacher that I will never forget. Mrs.Linton showed me what music was and I instantly fell in love with music, it was that year that the drumming group also started. And I carried music onto my high school years with theater, orchestra and the impact that she had on my life was tremendous. As I am in my first year of college seeing that she is finally acknowledged for her hard work and is evident above. I thank you Mrs. Linton for making such a huge impact on my life as I may not be majoring in music, I am still playing music to this day because of you. Thank you, for teaching me music it was a privilege to be taught by you. And I hope you go on to influence more kids as you did in mine. Thank you!! Reply
It was a pleasure to work with Essel as a Level III Orff Schulwerk student a few years back. As an adult student, she showed all of the qualities that are spoken of in the article above. She was a gentle, focused, hard working individual who had a high sense of quality and purpose in her work as an advanced elemental music student; the same qualities that she now expects of her students . Congratulations, Essel Reply