Tell us why you became a teacher

I became a teacher to be able to inspire my students by sharing how hard it was for me to accomplish my goals while being a single Mom of 2 kids and still making it happen. I wanted my students to want to go out into the world and be amazing.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

My most memorable experience was when a student came to me wanting to drop out of school after being told to stop wasting other teacher's time because he would never be anything in life. I made him remember what he wanted to be as a little kid, then I made him repeat it again & again until he believed it. He did become that lawyer.

What would you do with the $25,000?

First I would set up 5 $1000 scholarships for 5 students that had to work through high school to help their parents pay bills. I would like them to buy themselves a laptop & possibly use that laptop for classes even if it had to be online. Then I would use the rest to travel to at least 3 of the places that I've taught my students about as their history teacher. I would love to visit Italy, a place my father fought in during WWII.