Yvonne Kinder

I love watching the child learn as they grow each school year! The hardest part was fighting cancer while working and doing treatments.

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Tell us why you became a teacher

It kind of just happened really. The career chose me. I had the opportunity to work with young children earlier in my life which inspired me to go to college to get my degree. I have been teaching ever since before and after I graduated.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

I have so many but I think one of my favorites was when I was sick and the teacher I worked with had the children make me a video telling me they missed me and and hoped I got better soon so I could come back to school.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would probably spend some of it on my students as I always spend money on them every year and then take the grand kids to the beach. Some of them have never been to a beach.

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