Karen Pinizzotto

As a Para in a Special Education setting I love seeing my students being successful in learning. Their faces say it all when they get it.

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Help me become America's Favorite Teacher, win $25,000, a trip to Hawaii, and appear in Reader's Digest!

Voting for the TOP 20 ends Thursday the 26th of March at 7PM PDT
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Tell us why you became a teacher

As a Para, I wanted to be able to see the joy in my students faces when something clicked for them. I am very fortunate to help my students learn a new skill.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

When students email me and say now they understand what I was teaching them.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Three years ago I fell on the blacktop in front of the whole school and broke my nose. I would develop the area so the students can use for recess and other school events.

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