Celeste Hains

I am a Autism special education teacher in a setting 3, working with the most amazing future leaders, they inspire me everyday to do better!

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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 for the TOP 20 ends Thursday the 26th of March at 7PM PDT
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Tell us why you became a teacher

My son, I wanted to be the teacher my son and families needed. I now tell my students parents " they are your baby at home, and my baby at school. So that makes us family"

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

My student who never had said a word in his life was sitting on the toilet and peed for the 1st time and kept saying "pee"

What would you do with the $25,000?

Get items that my students need, and deserve. Also supports that they could also use at home

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