LifeChanger of the Year Nominee Profile

Dustin Robertson was nominated anonymously. 

Mr. Robertson is passionate, dedicated, and caring. He devotes all of his energy to helping his students grow and change. He once played Pokémon to connect and develop a relationship with a student who was struggling. He will do anything to reach his students, and he has overcome a lot to pursue his passion. When he was younger, he was struck with dystonia, a cousin to Parkinson's Disease. The first school he applied to rejected his application because they feared students would make fun of his shaking. Students do not ever make fun of him for that. He has to explain what his shaking is from, and it doesn't distract them. He is a fan-favorite at all the schools where he's ever been a teacher. His passion and love for teaching are seen in the smiles of the faces of all the students whom he's inspired.