Discovery Middle School
Canton, MI
My nomination for Louis “Luke” Haddad for a cruise is two-fold, once as a parent and once as a fellow educator. As a parent I am grateful for the enthusiasm that he brings to his classroom every day. My introverted son feels seen by Mr. Haddad and has developed an interest in history because of the passion Mr. Haddad teaches with. As an educator I have been lucky enough to co-teach with Luke. He is constantly trying out new techniques and growing as an educator to meet the needs of all students. He not only is open to ideas, he constantly seeks them out. I have become a better educator from working with him. I’ve watched time and time again students come back to see Luke years after they leave middle school. He has many roles in the building, but it is not those roles that are remembered by these students that come back, it is the relationships he formed and the way he made students feel during their time with him. While some educators are burnt out by the stress of the job especially since the Pandemic, Luke smiles through it all and makes sure that none of the pressures on teachers affects the compassion and joy he brings with him daily. No one deserves to feel some of that joy back more than Luke Haddad.”