Fozia Chenathara

I have been an educator for 16 years. It’s a powerful thing to be able to imprint a small mark on the path of students in life.

Placed 33rd

in their group

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Tell us why you became a teacher

I became a teacher because I hated school as a child. School was incredibly difficult for me. Ifs somewhere I did not feel smart. I wanted to change that for kids that may feel like that.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

Oh my, there’s been so many. My first year teaching I was in tears over a behavior issue I had in my class. At the end of the year that student gave me a big hug.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I’m not really sure. I would love to use part of it for my class, part for my family and part to give away.

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