Tell us why you became a teacher

I became a teacher to help the students who struggled in school like I did. I wanted to show them anything is possible and even though you may doubt yourself you can do any thing you put your mind to.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

There was a student in another class who was getting ready to be expelled. They asked if I would take him in my class and try to work with him. I told him the first day this was a fresh start and we were going to start new. We shook hands and as days and months went on he started to change and everyone started to notice. Years later I saw his parents out. They came up to me and told me how grateful they were for me and that he had graduated from high school and thanked me for saving his life.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would set up a scholarship to help the at risk students who I use to work with to help them get the supplies and food they needed to go to school. Many came with no supplies and no food. I would make sure to always have food for them. Many times I purchased food and necessities so they could actually go to school and learn comfortably. I would also help areas of my school that needed it.