Linda Kolbe

Seeing their eyes shine when they finally understand a concept, makes it worth it to come to work everyday. I'm not giving up on my scholars

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

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Tell us why you became a teacher

I grew up with dyslexia and hated school. I became a teacher so my students don't hate school like I did and help them learn to read.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

A student who struggled with reading, read a small book Who was Albert Einstein and it clicked that he was just a slow learner. At the end of the year from being BR120 he was at grade level in math and reading.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Pay off my student loans and buy more playable teachable items for my kinder class.

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