Jordana Phipps Arnett

Tell us why you became a teacher

I became a teacher to help students in ways that I was not helped when I was a student. I wanted to make sure a student never felt as bad as I did learning and subject. This led me to make sure my students never feel left out and they are capable of learning anything they put their mind too.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

There are so many moments, but the most memorable is getting on of my high school freshman who in his mind thought he was going to drop out and fail succeed with my help to graduate even though he was not in my class anymore. I tutored him until graduation and his family invited me along to the graduation because they said I was the reason he got there. It made me so happy that I was a little peice of his success. He still come back to thank me. It makes my heart so happy when I think of my kids

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would invest in more materials for my classroom. Take a mini vacation to my dream trip to England and Scotland and Ireland so Ican bring my experibce and learning back to my students and pay on my student loans.