Valerie Hood

I love teaching and building relationships with my students. There is nothing better than watching them grow and become the best they can be

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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 15 ends Thursday the 2nd of April at 7PM PDT
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Tell us why you became a teacher

I became a teacher to make a positive change in students lives and to set them up to have a successful future.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

One of the most memorable experiences I have is helping a student trust and believe in me. This helped him have a successful year and I was able to help get his family the support they needed.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would pay off some student loan debt. I would also put some of it back into my classroom and take a family trip.

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