Kazha Croteau

I get to be around my class everyday, watching them learn and grow not only as students but wonderful human beings. It’s a gift.

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Tell us why you became a teacher

I was given the opportunity to teach 5th grade and I haven’t looked back. I know now I was meant to be a teacher, to make my class a fun and safe environment to learn for all of my students.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

When my students all signed a card when I had a medical emergency, all rushing to hug me when I returned and told me stories of what I missed when I was absent. Their smiles when they saw I was back at school made it all worth it.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would invest in a typing program for students, a wide variety of books for them to read from my personal library, and help my husband and I purchase our first home as newlyweds.

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