Mary Wood

Watching students discover their gifts and talents- helping them express their discoveries to the world around them, the ❤️ of teaching!

Placed 12th

in their group

Thank you for supporting Mary Wood in this year's competition. Your donations and participation will benefit The Planetary Society in their mission to advance space exploration, inspire discovery, and empower the next generation of innovators.

 

Tell us why you became a teacher

To make a difference in the lives of teens who slip through the cracks believing they don’t have a future, to offer them hope!

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

Instilling hope in a young man who had lost all hope, to see him come alive, begin to dream and follow a path towards a future he thought was for someone else. Hearing back from him after he graduated from trades and working in a field he loves. Blessed my heart ❤️

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would spread literacy programs throughout our county. Train volunteers in LETRS literacy skills to help reach more children and essentially change the trajectory of many lives in our community. I would offer literacy programs in every district in our community- especially high needs areas.

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