A woman who taught special needs children in Westwood and Canton was given a lifetime achievement award from her county teachers association, only the second time the association has ever bestowed such an honor.
Bev Lowery told Boston Herald columnist Joe Fitzgerald that her best lesson in teaching came from her own mother, who raised two daughters on her own. Her mother expected them to always do their best. When Lowery became a special needs teacher after raising her own family, she brought those same high expectations into her own classrooms. “I would tell them no, no, you never give up, even if life doesn’t give you the best start.”
Now retired, Lowery continues to advocate for special needs students and represents retired teachers in the Norfolk County Teachers Association, the group that gave her the award.
You can read more about Bev's extraordinary contributions here.
