Frank Smith

I love teaching because I love seeing the light bulb turn on when a student realizes their potential or a concept or idea finally clicks.

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Tell us why you became a teacher

I became a teacher because I wanted to a positive make role model in the lives of today’s youth.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

My most memorable teaching moment came after I left a school was teaching at in Macau SAR China, to move back to America. After I left I received a letter from one of my colleagues telling me that one of my students wrote a speech about me and how I was a pivotal person in her journey of learning English.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would put some of it back into the school I am currently working for and the rest on my student loan debt.

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