Sharon Paulsgrove

Teaching is my passion. I did not have a great childhood growing up. I had a teacher that helped me. I wondered how many kids I can help.

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Tell us why you became a teacher

I had a teacher believed in me. I was going to go home and kill myself but she made me feel better. I figured if she made a difference in my life how many kids I can make a difference to.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

One of my kids finally was able to write her name. She worked on it for at least 3 days.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Reorganize my classroom. Getting tings to help my kids grow and learned

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