Patrick Hickey Jr.
Teaching allows me to share my knowledge with the next generation. Every day I get to teach is an honor and a gift.
Teaching allows me to share my knowledge with the next generation. Every day I get to teach is an honor and a gift.
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I became a teacher to help people learn and to reach places they only dreamed of. Watching Robin Williams in "Dead Poet Society" as a teenager made me realize how important teachers were and from that moment I was hooked.
Tell us about your most memorable teaching experienceThere are several. Seeing my students run their own successful businesses, become full-time journalists and teachers, that kind of thing makes me smile every day.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use it to help my family. My wife is a breast cancer survivor and I have a daughter, Josie, 9 and a son, Devin, 5. It's been a rough few years. We're in need of some positive momentum. This would be a wonderful start.
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