Elementary school teacher Pearle Ludwig continued to tutor, train student teachers, and author books, even after her retirement. Photo Credit: Legacy.com

Many dedicated educators continue to teach and contribute to the profession, even after retirement. One of these is Pearle Ludwig, an elementary teacher from San Bernardino, California.

Pearle was born on Feb. 28, 1928, in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised at Waveney Farms in Framingham. She attended elementary and high school there. As a high school graduate, she enrolled at Framingham State University, where she earned her Master’s degree in Education. Then she relocated to Southern California, where she accepted a teaching position in the San Bernardino Unified School District. She taught first at Parkside Elementary and then at Arrowhead Elementary.

Upon her retirement, Pearle continued to work with students at the Learning Center at Belvedere Elementary School in Highland. “Nurturing a child’s self-esteem and fostering and recognizing the dignity of a person is the single most important thing a teacher can do for a student,” Pearle once said. “This I feel is the most important funciton of a good teacher and a good school.”

In addition to tutoring, Pearle also volunteered with the Humane Society teaching groups of children about wildlife, especially bears. She supervised student teachers at California State University, San Bernardino, and she fostered the growth of colleagues through her membership in Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG), a professional organization for women educators.

In addition to her work with students and teachers, Pearle authored Excellence for Kids, a professional text on educational pedagogy published in 2009. She also wrote children’s books, including Safari, inspired by a vacation that Pearle and her husband, Glen, enjoyed in Kenya. She also penned Sammy the Cricket and Green is Growing.

This amazing educator passed away on Jan. 29, 2022, in San Bernardino. She was 93 yers old.