Emma Brant

I became a teacher because I want students to be excited about learning. I want students to know and value their worth and capabilities. Most of all, I became a teacher because all students deserve to have people in their lives who they can depend on, and know that they will always have at least one person in their corner forever.

I have so many memorable moments that it is so difficult to choose one, so I will choose a recent one. Every year, twice a year, I write the students I have taught during my career letters. They receive a back to school letter and a Christmas letter-- yes I write around 250 letters twice a year... and it brings me so much joy. One of my students who is now in high-school and taking culinary classes wrote me back. She thanked me for my letters, telling me they keep her going even in hard times.

As a teacher, I am constantly buying purchasing things for my classroom and my students. I do a room transformation for each math unit I teach-- a Fraction Pizzeria, Multiplica-saurus Day, Multiplication &Division Are Out Of This World Space Day, 1/4 inch Construction Day, Area &Perimeter Alice In Wonderland Day, ARRG-AY Pirate Day-- and all of this beautiful experiences come out of my pocket. I would use the 25,000 to pay my credit card debt 💳