News Everyday Heroes: Frankie Cruz, Ed.M. Posted January 9, 2008 By Amanda Dagg "Everyday Heroes," is a continuing series that tells the stories of Ed School alums who are focusing their considerable talents and efforts on teaching, administration, counseling, and other areas that impact students and their learning on a daily basis. These are the people, as we noted in a 2003 Ed. magazine feature, "leading our nation from its classrooms." News The latest research, perspectives, and highlights from the Harvard Graduate School of Education Explore All Articles Related Articles News Everyday Heroes: Manuel Rustin As a student in the Teacher Education Program, Rustin learned a lot about issues he had never been exposed to. And, he says, it was amazing to be exposed to so many people who were passionate about teaching. News Everyday Heroes: Eric Marcos, Ed.M.'03 Marcos, Ed.M.'03, a teacher at Lincoln Middle School, never expected that his classroom website would to get so much attention. "I knew I wanted it to be a destination, but I didn't just want it to be a teacher's boring website," he explains. News Everyday Heroes: Richard Lambert, Ed.M.'08 Following graduation from the Mind, Brain, and Education Program, there were a lot of jobs Richard Lambert, could have taken in education. However, Lambert, then only 25 and eager to see more of the world, chose to teach English internationally.