Tell us why you became a teacher

I became a teacher to get back to the community. A teacher is not only academics a teacher is the height and soul of a child’s life. So many children come to school for safe refuge and finds it from their teacher, knowing they’ll be safe and taken care of without questions.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

I would say all my teaching experiences were memorable, but a few students stew stand out. I had two twins that are now going into their senior year in college in September or the very first student I taught that was in kindergarten. I also remember a second year of teaching when one of my students passed from pneumonia for all of my students have become part of me as I have watched them grown from childhood through their years.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would donate part of it to the animal shelters along with donating money for education since so many children don’t have books and supplies. I would also send my 85-year-old mother on a trip since she just lost her twin. She hasn’t been the same.