Caroline Bortz

I love teaching because it gives me a sense of purpose to touch the lives of my children.

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Help me become America's Favorite Teacher, win $25,000, a trip to Hawaii, and appear in Reader's Digest!

Voting to decide the Final 8 ends Thursday the 14th of May at 7PM PDT
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Tell us why you became a teacher

I became a teacher because I had so many great teachers as role models including family who were teachers.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

I was asked to loop to the next grade level after teaching my second graders and my third graders are asking me if I would loop to fourth grade with them.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would use some to purchase food/ snacks for my students. I would use some to help me continue to volunteer in my neighborhood. And I would save some to invest in my son and daughter’s future.

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