Julia Murdock

I love teaching because I get to keep learning, and often my students are my teachers. I love being a continuing student of human nature.

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Tell us why you became a teacher

I was working in a corporate science lab and i found it confining. I met a teacher at a party and was inspired and felt I could help more people by teaching.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

Field trip to marinelab field station in Florida keys, watching students snorkel the coral reefs. Every year I get letters from students saying it gave them a love of learning they never had before.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Create a fund so economically disadvantaged kids could go on the marinelab trip. More people need to learn about the ocean.

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