Melissa
There’s something meaningful about watching the students grow and when they finally get it. Also when they find the confidence to read aloud
There’s something meaningful about watching the students grow and when they finally get it. Also when they find the confidence to read aloud
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I feel like teaching has always been in my personality, I can remember being younger and playing teacher and teaching my younger cousins how to read. When I graduated, my friends were teachers and they said go interview and give it a try, so I did. Once I started it's like the puzzle pieces of my life clicked into place.
Tell us about your most memorable teaching experienceI love connecting with the students and sharing my passion of reading and learning with them. It's the moments when a student looks at you and says, "I will never forget this day." Or when my previous students come back to see me and tell me how much I helped them.
What would you do with the $25,000?Well I will definitely end up using some of it in my classroom, pay off some of my student loans, and save the rest for emergencies.
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