Mike Rodgerson
I love coming to school each morning and the daily interactions with my students. We laugh every day and that keeps me young.
I love coming to school each morning and the daily interactions with my students. We laugh every day and that keeps me young.
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I honestly didn’t know that I wanted to be one. While I was in the Air Force, I volunteered at the base elementary school to help with promotions. That hooked me. I started college classes at that point and 25 years later, here I am.
Tell us about your most memorable teaching experienceOne that sticks out is from my first year. At the end of that year, when I got home, some students had left a tearful message on my answering machine about how much they were going to miss me. Showed me the impact a teacher can have. I am still in contact with those kids today.
What would you do with the $25,000?Take my wife on a vacation. In 27 years, we’ve never been on more than an overnight somewhere.
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