Tell us why you became a teacher

I became a teacher, because I love pouring into young minds. Previously before teaching kindergarten, I worked at a childcare center. I taught infants, young Tyler, middle age toddlers as well as preschool students. Growing with them from infancy to pre-K was quite a journey and seeing how much they loved learning and what they retained from me fueled the fire inside of me to want to teach kindergarten.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

The most memorable teaching experience for me would be when I was teaching first grade. This was my first time teaching an elementary school, so I was very nervous. I told the students that I was new to teaching and they were new to first grade so we would learn together. The students were eager to learn I was apprehensive to teach, but we got through it. The first time I taught them something on my own, and they retained and passed the test.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Winning the $25,000 would be such a blessing. The first thing I would do is purchase items for my classroom. I would purchase headphones for each student. I will purchase a more comfortable seating arrangement for my calm down area. I would purchase an updated computer for my home, so I can do work from home. I won’t have to take my computer my work computer back-and-forth.