Natalie Ray

What I love about teaching is being a part of watching these littles grow and learn each day and getting to be a part of it each day!

Placed 30th

in their group

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Tell us why you became a teacher

I was the one that was always playing school with my siblings, making worksheets for them to do and grading them with smilies and stickers.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

I had a new student from Florida that had never seen or played in snow before. We were all anxiously awaiting down the first snow corner to see. One day in middle of a lesson it started snowing! With no promoting I threw in my coat kids followed lead and we ran outside. Seeing he awe and wonder in not just seeing her first snowfall but the kids watching her in awe and excitement for her was something I’ll never forget. Pure joy.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Being a single mom I have never had the means to take my sons on a vacation before. I would love to take them somewhere to experience adventure and memories. I would start a college fund for them, and pay off some debt.

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