Lisa Patel

I love teaching because I enjoy helping students grow year to year! Teaching is truly my passion and seeing students learn is my joy.

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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

I became a teacher because I wanted to help children learn and be successful.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

The most memorable teaching moment was listening to one of my students read aloud who couldn’t read before being in my class.

What would you do with the $25,000?

If I win the 25,000 I would use it to complete the remodel of our home.

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